“Of Course You Want To Die”
Author(s) -
María Maldonado
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the permanente journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1552-5775
pISSN - 1552-5767
DOI - 10.7812/tpp/19.096
Subject(s) - wonder , medicine , primary care physician , primary care , health care , course (navigation) , family medicine , gerontology , medical emergency , social psychology , psychology , law , physics , astronomy , political science
A primary care physician meets a new patient who has an intellectual disability and is suicidal in the wake of the death of her elderly parent who served as her caretaker. As their physician-patient relationship evolves, the physician comes to wonder at the health care system's failure to anticipate and take steps that would propagate a safe transition in care for adults in similar circumstances.
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