Consultations for 'maladaptive denial of illness' in patients with cancer: psychiatric disorders that result in noncompliance

EJS Kunkel, CM Woods, C Rodgers… - … ‐Oncology: Journal of …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Patients who present with late stages of cancer often have complicated medical and psychiatric
problems which are labeled as ‘maladaptive delay or denial.’ In some of these patients, …

Extrapyramidal side effects of antiemetics presenting as psychiatric illness

C Rodgers - General hospital psychiatry, 1992 - Elsevier
Although extrapyramidal side effects of two commonly used antiemetics, metoclopramide
and prochlorperazine, are well known, it may be difficult for even the experienced practitioner …

[PDF][PDF] Balancing sexual expression and risk of harm in elderly persons with dementia

J Abellard, C Rodgers, AL Bales - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law, 2017 - scholar.archive.org
Assessing decision-making capacity in older individuals with dementia, now known as major
neurocognitive disorder (MND), is a complex and challenging endeavor. There is a dearth …

Sequelae of sexual assault

C Rodgers, D Gruener - Primary Care Update for OB/GYNs, 1997 - Elsevier
For physicians involved in the care of female patients, the issue of sexual assault is one that
presents frequently, but is often unrecognized. The prevalence among adult females of …

[PDF][PDF] Commentary: The lucid interval—Coping with unscientific terminology

C Rodgers, JA Baird - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry …, 2015 - academia.edu
The authors agree with Shulman et al. in their assertion that the term “lucid interval” does
not describe what is now known to occur in the fluctuating mental status of some demented …

Use of high dose benzodiazepines in alcohol and sedative withdrawal delirium

EJS Kunkel, C Rodgers, PA DeMaria Jr… - General hospital …, 1997 - Elsevier
The authors describe two patients who required massive doses of benzodiazepines to treat
complicated alcohol and sedative withdrawal delirium. Some of the factors that contributed to …

[PDF][PDF] Countertransference issues in termination of life support in acute quadriplegia

C Rodgers, HL Field, EJS Kunkel - Psychosomatics, 1995 - academia.edu
With improved medical technology, victims of trauma, particularly from motor vehicle accidents,
who might otherwise have died soon after reaching the hospital, are now being kept alive …

Concepts of grief and loss for the hospice physician

C Rodgers - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative …, 1993 - journals.sagepub.com
When discussing concepts of griefand loss, it is important to begin by defining terms. While
grief and mourningareuniversallyexperienced, they are also subjective, without tangible …

Treating the patient who is disfigured by head and neck cancer

EJS Kunkel, C Rodgers, HL Field… - General Hospital …, 1995 - Elsevier
A 46-year-old man with laryngeal carcinoma was admitted to the medical service for lethargy.
The medical team requested a psychiatric consultation to assist with the patient's …

Dietary vitamin B12 deficiency in a patient with multiple sclerosis

…, DA Snyderman, MR Infante, C Rodgers… - General hospital …, 1994 - Elsevier
The authors present a case of dietary vitamin B 12 deficiency in a patient with multiple
sclerosis. A simple schemata for evaluating patients for vitamin B 12 deficiency is included …