Do all doctor suspect their patients?
It was interesting to note when this particular doctor (being) grilled over (her) diagnosis in a court case, admitted that she treats her patient with suspect, and not trust!
Quote,
' When judge Akhtar Tahir asked Dr Salina if she would view a patient with suspicion or trust, she said: “With suspicion.” '
Do all of them doctors have this mind-set as well? Arhhhh, isn't there any trust in this world anymore?
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The Star Online > Courts
Thursday October 6, 2005
Doctor grilled over diagnosis
BY M. MAGESWARI
KUALA LUMPUR: A consultant psychiatrist admitted in a maid abuse trial that she had produced a medical report on Indonesian Nirmala Bonat based on the four lines she had written in her clinical notes.
Dr Salina Abdul Aziz told the Sessions Court yesterday she had only written Nirmala's age, that she came from Kupang, Jogjakarta, that she came to Malaysia via an agency, and that she was seen by senior consultant and head of Kuala Lumpur Hospital’s Psychiatric and Mental Health department Datuk Dr Abdul Aziz Abdullah.
She said her medical officer Dr Phang Chee Kar had written most of the clinical notes.
Dr Salina, 42, was testifying at the trial of housewife Yim Pek Ha, 37, who is charged with three counts of causing grievous hurt to Nirmala.
Yim is accused of using a hot iron and splashing hot water on Nirmala, 20, at a condominium here between January and April last year.
She faces another charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Nirmala with a steel mug at the same place on May 17 last year.
If convicted, Yim could be jailed up to 67 years and fined.
Dr Salina said she first saw Nirmala at Dr Aziz’s clinic on May 26 last year.
She said Dr Aziz and Dr Phang were present when Nirmala was interviewed for about two and a half hours.
Dr Salina said she interviewed Nirmala for the “second and last time” two days later, the session lasting about an hour.
She agreed to a suggestion by Yim’s counsel Jagjit Singh that she had intended to convince the court that “seeing the patient only twice and writing only four lines” she could come up with the diagnosis that Nirmala was depressed.
Asked if she expected the court to accept her diagnosis that Nirmala suffered from “major depression” although she only stated “depression” in her report, she said: “Yes.”
On whether Nirmala was “discharged well” on May 28 as mentioned in her report, she said Nirmala was not fully recovered and was asked to come for a follow-up session.
When judge Akhtar Tahir asked Dr Salina if she would view a patient with suspicion or trust, she said: “With suspicion.”
Hearing continues on Oct 19.
© 1995-2005 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd (Co No 10894-D)
Quote,
' When judge Akhtar Tahir asked Dr Salina if she would view a patient with suspicion or trust, she said: “With suspicion.” '
Do all of them doctors have this mind-set as well? Arhhhh, isn't there any trust in this world anymore?
******************************************
The Star Online > Courts
Thursday October 6, 2005
Doctor grilled over diagnosis
BY M. MAGESWARI
KUALA LUMPUR: A consultant psychiatrist admitted in a maid abuse trial that she had produced a medical report on Indonesian Nirmala Bonat based on the four lines she had written in her clinical notes.
Dr Salina Abdul Aziz told the Sessions Court yesterday she had only written Nirmala's age, that she came from Kupang, Jogjakarta, that she came to Malaysia via an agency, and that she was seen by senior consultant and head of Kuala Lumpur Hospital’s Psychiatric and Mental Health department Datuk Dr Abdul Aziz Abdullah.
She said her medical officer Dr Phang Chee Kar had written most of the clinical notes.
Dr Salina, 42, was testifying at the trial of housewife Yim Pek Ha, 37, who is charged with three counts of causing grievous hurt to Nirmala.
Yim is accused of using a hot iron and splashing hot water on Nirmala, 20, at a condominium here between January and April last year.
She faces another charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Nirmala with a steel mug at the same place on May 17 last year.
If convicted, Yim could be jailed up to 67 years and fined.
Dr Salina said she first saw Nirmala at Dr Aziz’s clinic on May 26 last year.
She said Dr Aziz and Dr Phang were present when Nirmala was interviewed for about two and a half hours.
Dr Salina said she interviewed Nirmala for the “second and last time” two days later, the session lasting about an hour.
She agreed to a suggestion by Yim’s counsel Jagjit Singh that she had intended to convince the court that “seeing the patient only twice and writing only four lines” she could come up with the diagnosis that Nirmala was depressed.
Asked if she expected the court to accept her diagnosis that Nirmala suffered from “major depression” although she only stated “depression” in her report, she said: “Yes.”
On whether Nirmala was “discharged well” on May 28 as mentioned in her report, she said Nirmala was not fully recovered and was asked to come for a follow-up session.
When judge Akhtar Tahir asked Dr Salina if she would view a patient with suspicion or trust, she said: “With suspicion.”
Hearing continues on Oct 19.
© 1995-2005 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd (Co No 10894-D)
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