Misdiagnosis, Mistreatment, and Harm — When Medical Care Ignores Social Forces

Misdiagnosis and Mistreatment of Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a known complication of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by L. donovani. It is rare in VL caused by L. infantum and L. chagasi. In Sudan, it occurs with a frequency of 58% among successfully treated VL patients. In the majority of cases, PKDL can be diagnosed on the basis of clinical appearance, distribution of the lesions, and past history of tre...

When Responsive Legislation Ignores the Forest for the Trees

Misdiagnosis and Mistreatment for Osteosarcoma: Analysis of Cause and Its Strategy

When the Learning Environment Is Suboptimal: Exploring Medical Students’ Perceptions of “Mistreatment”

PURPOSE Despite widespread implementation of policies to address mistreatment, high rates of mistreatment during clinical training are reported, prompting the question of whether "mistreatment" means more to students than delineated in official codes of conduct. Understanding "mistreatment" from students' perspective and as it relates to the learning environment is needed before effective inter...

Advancing the field of elder mistreatment: a new model for integration of social and medical services.

PURPOSE The purpose of this work is to describe the development and operation of a new model for integration of medical and social services. The Vulnerable Adult Specialist Team (VAST) provides Adult Protective Services (APS) and criminal justice agencies with access to medical experts who examine medical and psychological injuries of victims of elder abuse. DESIGN AND METHODS This retrospect...