RT Article
T1 The Death of a Patient with AIDS in Turkey: thoughts on the ethical dimensions
JF Nursing ethics
VO 10
IS 5
SP 497
OP 503
A1 Namal, Arin
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2003
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/177944219X
AB A Turkish patient with AIDS attempted to commit suicide. Turkey is one of the countries where AIDS education in society and for health personnel has started rather late. This article documents what this patient, his sister and his friends, who helped him to survive for a short while, experienced in the hospital environment. This is a real case history and should be considered from various aspects because suicide was attempted by a person with AIDS who was near the terminal stage. The patient’s friends made a remarkable effort to help him to survive. They were unsure about what to do because they had not respected his wishes and they experienced deep alienation because of the extremely negative attitude of the medical staff.
K1 Turkey
K1 suicide of a patient with AIDS
K1 Ethics
DO 10.1191/0969733003ne631oa