Benefit Paradox
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20338473 |
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| Authors | Jay Baruch (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 3-4 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Hastings Center Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-0334 • E-ISSN: 1552-146X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/hast.582 |
| PMID | 27150410 |
| OpenAlex | W4256729772 |
| Language | EN |
I could have been more understanding, especially when police brought a man I'll call Mr. Atkins to the emergency room for depression and suicidal ideation. But it was 3:00 a.m. and the ER was a carnival of disease and discontent, a parade of drunk drivers and folks who practiced conflict resolution with knives and bullets. A patient well known for her drug abuse wasn't done yelling at me for refusing to write her a narcotic script when a nurse tweaked at my elbow to please come speak with Mr. Atkins, who was making a case to walk out
Medical emergency · Parade · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Medicine · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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