Consideraciones acerca de la conducta suicida de pacientes hospitalizados y responsabilidad del médico tratante

Suicide is a complex phenomenon that has accompanied human beings throughout history. Its strong association with mental disorders led to its medicalization and psychiatrists became the physicians in charge of diagnosing and treating patients at risk of suicide. This article discusses the potential...

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Autores principales:	Santander,Jaime, Brokering,Walter, Ramos,Paulina, Arenas,Ángela
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2015
Materias:	Principle-based ethics Psychiatry Suicide
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0034-988720150004000132015-10-19Consideraciones acerca de la conducta suicida de pacientes hospitalizados y responsabilidad del médico tratanteSantander,JaimeBrokering,WalterRamos,PaulinaArenas,Ángela Principle-based ethics Psychiatry Suicide Suicide is a complex phenomenon that has accompanied human beings throughout history. Its strong association with mental disorders led to its medicalization and psychiatrists became the physicians in charge of diagnosing and treating patients at risk of suicide. This article discusses the potential limitations that psychiatrists may face when diagnosing suicide risk and providing optimal care. Evidence of the eventual inevitability of suicide and the tension that may arise between providing optimal treatments on the one hand and preserving the rights of patient's autonomy and dignity on the other is also presented. We propose that although diagnosing and adequately treating patients at risk of suicide would be the psychiatrist's responsibility, the act of suicide itself is personal and non-transferable. Considering the latter as part of the medical team's responsibilities would turn working with patients with mental disorders into a fearless act. Finally, suicide should be considered to be part of the natural history of the evolution of many mental disorders and, thus, should constitute a specific topic when training specialists.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.143 n.4 20152015-04-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872015000400013es10.4067/S0034-98872015000400013
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language	Spanish / Castilian
topic	Principle-based ethics Psychiatry Suicide
spellingShingle	Principle-based ethics Psychiatry Suicide Santander,Jaime Brokering,Walter Ramos,Paulina Arenas,Ángela Consideraciones acerca de la conducta suicida de pacientes hospitalizados y responsabilidad del médico tratante
description	Suicide is a complex phenomenon that has accompanied human beings throughout history. Its strong association with mental disorders led to its medicalization and psychiatrists became the physicians in charge of diagnosing and treating patients at risk of suicide. This article discusses the potential limitations that psychiatrists may face when diagnosing suicide risk and providing optimal care. Evidence of the eventual inevitability of suicide and the tension that may arise between providing optimal treatments on the one hand and preserving the rights of patient's autonomy and dignity on the other is also presented. We propose that although diagnosing and adequately treating patients at risk of suicide would be the psychiatrist's responsibility, the act of suicide itself is personal and non-transferable. Considering the latter as part of the medical team's responsibilities would turn working with patients with mental disorders into a fearless act. Finally, suicide should be considered to be part of the natural history of the evolution of many mental disorders and, thus, should constitute a specific topic when training specialists.
author	Santander,Jaime Brokering,Walter Ramos,Paulina Arenas,Ángela
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title	Consideraciones acerca de la conducta suicida de pacientes hospitalizados y responsabilidad del médico tratante
title_short	Consideraciones acerca de la conducta suicida de pacientes hospitalizados y responsabilidad del médico tratante
title_full	Consideraciones acerca de la conducta suicida de pacientes hospitalizados y responsabilidad del médico tratante
title_fullStr	Consideraciones acerca de la conducta suicida de pacientes hospitalizados y responsabilidad del médico tratante
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publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
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Consideraciones acerca de la conducta suicida de pacientes hospitalizados y responsabilidad del médico tratante

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