Treatment refusal
Having a loved one who avoids treatment for mental illness is a common experience. It can also be bewildering and heartbreaking. But, it isn’t a hopeless situation.
Take this lesson to understand why people refuse treatment and how your family can approach this tricky issue. Some of the reasons for treatment refusal you’ll learn about include:
- A symptom called anosognosia that keeps people from recognizing their own symptoms
- Stigma and challenges to their identity
- Bad or even traumatizing experiences with past treatment
- Mixed feelings about treatment and other life changes (a state of mind known as ambivalence)
Videos for this lesson are coming soon.
Having a loved one who avoids treatment for mental illness is a common experience. It can also be bewildering and heartbreaking. But, it isn’t a hopeless situation.
Take this lesson to understand why people refuse treatment and how your family can approach this tricky issue. Some of the reasons for treatment refusal you’ll learn about include:
- A symptom called anosognosia that keeps people from recognizing their own symptoms
- Stigma and challenges to their identity
- Bad or even traumatizing experiences with past treatment
- Mixed feelings about treatment and other life changes (a state of mind known as ambivalence)