Treatment Refusal

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"Treatment Refusal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Patient or client refusal of or resistance to medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)

Descriptor ID	D016312
MeSH Number(s)	F01.100.150.750.750 F01.145.488.887.750 I01.880.604.473.650.968 N03.706.437.650.875 N05.300.150.800.750
Concept/Terms	Treatment Refusal Treatment Refusal Refusal, Treatment Refusals, Treatment Treatment Refusals Patient Refusal of Treatment Refusal of Treatment Anesthesia Refusal Anesthesia Refusal Anesthesia Refusals Refusal, Anesthesia Refusals, Anesthesia Patient Elopement Patient Elopement Elopement, Patient Elopements, Patient Patient Elopements

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Treatment Refusal".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Attitude [F01.100]
Attitude to Health [F01.100.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.100.150.750]
Treatment Refusal [F01.100.150.750.750]
Behavior [F01.145]
Health Behavior [F01.145.488]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [F01.145.488.887]
Treatment Refusal [F01.145.488.887.750]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
Human Rights [I01.880.604.473]
Patient Rights [I01.880.604.473.650]
Treatment Refusal [I01.880.604.473.650.968]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Social Control, Formal [N03.706]
Human Rights [N03.706.437]
Patient Rights [N03.706.437.650]
Treatment Refusal [N03.706.437.650.875]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Attitude to Health [N05.300.150]
Treatment Adherence and Compliance [N05.300.150.800]
Treatment Refusal [N05.300.150.800.750]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Treatment Refusal".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Treatment Refusal".

Treatment Refusal
Vaccination Refusal

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Bar chart showing 41 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2007 and 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	3	3
1996	1	2	3
2001	0	1	1
2002	2	0	2
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	2	2
2005	2	0	2
2006	1	3	4
2007	6	1	7
2008	3	4	7
2009	0	1	1
2011	0	1	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	0	2	2
2020	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Treatment Refusal" by people in Profiles.

Rathlev NK, Visintainer P, Schmidt J, Hettler J, Albert V, Li H. Patient Characteristics and Clinical Process Predictors of Patients Leaving Without Being Seen from the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Aug 25; 21(5):1218-1226.

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Schultz KS, de Geus SWL, Sachs TE, Morgan RB, Ng SC, McAneny D, Tseng JF. Influence of race and sociodemographic factors on declining resection for gastric cancer: A national study. Am J Surg. 2021 01; 221(1):155-161.

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O'Connor L, Porter L, Dugas J, Robinson C, Carrillo E, Knowles K, Nelson KP, Gigliotti R, Tennyson J, Weisberg S, Rebesco M. Measuring Agreement Among Prehospital Providers and Physicians in Patient Capacity Determination. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 07; 27(7):580-587.

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Davis JM, El-Haj N, Shah NN, Schwartz G, Block M, Wall J, Tidswell M, DiNino E. Use of the blood substitute HBOC-201 in critically ill patients during sickle crisis: a three-case series. Transfusion. 2018 01; 58(1):132-137.

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Friedlander JA, Liu QY, Sahn B, Kooros K, Walsh CM, Kramer RE, Lightdale JR, Khlevner J, McOmber M, Kurowski J, Giefer MJ, Pall H, Troendle DM, Utterson EC, Brill H, Zacur GM, Lirio RA, Lerner DG, Reynolds C, Gibbons TE, Wilsey M, Liacouras CA, Fishman DS. NASPGHAN Capsule Endoscopy Clinical Report. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 03; 64(3):485-494.

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Ponce Martinez C, Suratt CE, Chen DT. Cases That Haunt Us: The Rashomon Effect and Moral Distress on the Consult Service. Psychosomatics. 2017 Mar - Apr; 58(2):191-196.

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Linsky A, Simon SR, Marcello TB, Bokhour B. Clinical provider perceptions of proactive medication discontinuation. Am J Manag Care. 2015 Apr; 21(4):277-83.

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Linsky A, Simon SR, Bokhour B. Patient perceptions of proactive medication discontinuation. Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Feb; 98(2):220-5.

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Shander A, Javidroozi M, Naqvi S, Aregbeyen O, Caylan M, Demir S, Juhl A. An update on mortality and morbidity in patients with very low postoperative hemoglobin levels who decline blood transfusion (CME). Transfusion. 2014 Oct; 54(10 Pt 2):2688-95; quiz 2687.

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Murtagh FE, Cohen LM, Germain MJ. The "no dialysis" option. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2011 Nov; 18(6):443-9.

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