Volume 36 · Number 3
MARCH 2006
A 42-Year-old Woman Who Refuses to Eat Based on a ‘Religious Vow’
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Editor’s Note: This monthly presentation describes a case of a psychiatric disorder, discusses past treatment attempts, offers options for continuing treatment, and explains the reasons the solution was selected. Submissions of interesting psychiatric case reports are welcomed for this department. Please e-mail [email protected] for further information.
Dr. Isaac is attending psychiatrist, Dr. Mayans is a fourth-year resident in psychiatry, and Dr. Jaghab is associate chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY.
PATIENT DESCRIPTION
Ms. M, a 42-year-old woman, was admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit after she was brought to the emergency department by police in response to a 911 call. The call was placed by her family members because of her paranoid, out of control, and violent behavior.
What is Spirituality?
Jan Fawcett, MD
Spirituality in Clinical Practice
Len Sperry, MD, PhD
Spiritual Assessment in Clinical Practice
Christina Puchalski, MD, MS
Fostering Spirituality and Well-Being in Clinical Practice
C. Robert Cloninger, MD
Working with Spiritual Issues of Adults in Clinical Practice
C. Paul Yang, MD, PhD;
David Lukoff, PhD;
Francis Lu, MD
Working With Spiritual Issues of Children
Mary Lynn Dell, MD, MTS, ThM;
Allan M. Josephson, MD
Working With Spiritual Issues of the Elderly and Their Caregivers
Len Sperry, MD, PhD
Managing Religious Countertransference in Clinical Settings
James L. Griffith, MD
