Question

"Scott is a 32-year-old man admitted to an acute psychiatric hospital for suicidal ideation in the setting of noncompliance with his psychotropic medications. Scott voluntarily presented to the hospital, knowing from many years of living with his chronic schizophrenia that he was becoming increasingly psychotic. Scott is refusing to take the recommended psychotropic medications that the weekend staff prescribed. He has begun yelling and throwing medication cups back to the nurses stating, "you guys know you can't make me take this junk! This is what has made me crazy in the first place. Get the hell out of here before I call my lawyer." Scott's mental status has been fluctuating greatly, and you arrive to care for him. The medical team asks you to try to convince him to be compliant and take some medications to help get his condition back under control."

What do you think of Scott's case? How can the team ensure informed consent in this patient? Can you ethically justify medicating Scott against his will?

Answer 1

The chronic schizophrenia is a server disorder which causes patient to unable

speak,think ,or being into sense ,it is also followed by hallucinations, palpitations and false imagination etc.

This is the gentic disorder and can't be completely cured only the things can be prevented from getting worse.Many medicines such as antipsychotic durgs can be given to maintain the mood swing of the patient.

when the candition of patient get more worse,he should not be pressurized.in this case patient should be made to relax and

understand the things as he is not in condition to act .After the durg given the patient's cansent can be taken.Because first aid drugs can be given to the patient for the betterment.