Is it appropriate and ethical to withhold medical treatment, recommendations, and advice that may improve a condition because a patient wants a "natural" cure? Though the treating physician (you) are in the best position to evaluate and balance the factors. Isn't there a relationship to the circumstance described above to psychoactive medications, e.g., anti-depressant medications may facilitate and accelerate recovery for some patients before psychological interventions are optimally utilized? See the above thread "Don't worry if you don't understand it your unconscious will." How often did Erickson use medical procedures, e.g., Rx or hospitalization, to treat patients?
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