Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to J R Kondziela.
Diabetic ketoacidosis developed in a 41-year-old man who had been receiving lithium for 4 months. The patient required daily insulin administration following the discontinuation of lithium.
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Telling a patient that he is mentally ill is a frequently encountered but rarely simple task. Because a diagnostic disclosure could have a deleterious effect, the decision to inform a patient of his psychiatric illness must be based on whether the patient will utilize the knowledge in a constructive or self-destructive manner. In this article, the author discusses when and how to tell a patient he has a psychological disorder, along with areas of caution and recommended guidelines.