TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The alcohol dependent person and the advocate: A conversation
JO  - Alcoholism treatment quarterly
A1  - Berry, P.
SP  - 129
EP  - 140
VL  - 31
IS  - 1
N2  - The decision to offer life-saving organ support, such as dialysis or mechanical ventilation, to patients with alcoholic cirrhosis can be a difficult one. Patients may be confused or too ill to voice their preference, and physicians may interpret recidivism and continued self-harming behavior as markers of poor prognosis. Controversially, such patients may be regarded as less deserving. In this article dialogues that are based on historical interactions between a liver specialist (hepatologist), a dying person with alcohol dependence, and an intensive care consultant are re-created. They explore the issues of deservingness, self-harm and parasuicide, medical futility, public perception, and the motivations behind continued advocacy on the part of attending physicians. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0734-7324
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2013.746590
ID  - ref1
ER  -