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Treatment Refusal MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Treatment Refusal
Tree 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
Unique ID
D016312
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016312
Annotation
for patient non-compliance index PATIENT NON-COMPLIANCE see PATIENT COMPLIANCE; do not confuse with PHYSICIAN REFUSAL TO TREAT see REFUSAL TO TREAT
Scope Note
Patient or client refusal of or resistance to medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)
Entry Term(s)
Anesthesia Refusal
Avoidance of Health Care
Avoidance of Healthcare
Avoided Health Care
Avoided Healthcare
Health Care Avoidance
Healthcare Avoidance
Patient Elopement
Patient Refusal of Treatment
Refusal of Treatment
Previous Indexing
Cooperative Behavior (1971-1974)
Patient Compliance (1975-1990)
See Also
Informed Consent
Mental Competency
Patient Compliance
Patient Dropouts
Public MeSH Note
1991
History Note
1991
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1990/05/29
Revision Date
2023/04/12
Treatment Refusal Preferred
Patient Elopement Related
Anesthesia Refusal Narrower
Health Care Avoidance Related
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