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How do you approach patients with underlying psychiatric disorders who refuse CML treatment due to not believing their diagnosis?

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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Importantly, having an underlying psychiatric disorder doesn't unto itself mean that the patient lacks the capacity to make their own medical decisions. Further information is necessary about the patient's understanding, their current status, etc., to make that determination. At many institutions, p...

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