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Treatment Refusal

Medical Definition: Patient or client refusal of or resistance to medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)
Guide Notes: do not confuse with PHYSICIAN REFUSAL TO TREAT see REFUSAL TO TREAT
Also Called: Patient Non-Compliance
Previously Indexed: Cooperative Behavior (1971-1974),Patient Compliance (1975-1990)

Treatment Refusal Medical Definitions and Terms

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