Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 19, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba Al Winnipeg free May 1985 confidentiality stops disclosure of suicide bids Tell clinic pleads by Kathleen Engman Hospital emergency department secrecy prevents some suicidal City teenagers from getting follow up says a child care Agency Larry director of the child guidance clinic of greater said Hospital claims of doctor patient confidentiality deny some teenagers social if we dont we cant act on Fleisher the clinic has 43 43 social workers and seven psychiatrists who service All Winnipeg school except Fleisher said he wants emergency departments to provide the clinic with names of suicidal teenagers so he can Check for youngsters his workers already have treated and arrange followup care for medical say releasing the names to the clinic would violate doctor patient Milton director of the childrens Hospital emergency said providing names is you like it if you had a 15yearold sister who had a silly Little squabble and she came in Here and i spread her name around to numerous Agen cies you like Tenen Bein he said his staff tries to find out if the patients were previously under care and that if parents want the clinic they pass on the the doctor said More than 90 per cent of such cases receive attention from either an outside psychiatrist or a resident Hospital Psychia he said if they decide a Young Ster needs followup they try to arrange every now and then its Possi ble a Case could slip through a he Fleisher said the which provides school based gets about 84 per cent of its referrals from James registrar of the Manitoba College of physicians three times As Many girls As boys attempt but More boys Are successful and said a patient must know he can talk to his doctor in he said a doctor must respect that confidentiality unless the Law requires As it does in the Case of child sexual which statistics Are available according to the chief medical examiners Morison said although ensuring patient Well being tops the list of the colleges code of and a if we dont know of a suicide we cant act on it Morison said the Only Way Fleisher could get such names would be to convince politicians similar legislation is needed to protect youngsters from in teenage suicides in creased from 13 in 1982 to 24 in 1983 most recent year for Cardinal Rule of the hippocratic oath is the preservation of a doctor could be sued for breaching but Fleisher said he would Only note those teenagers his staff had worked then destroy the the clinic deals with confidentiality he All client records Are kept under lock and key and shredded once the client turns he you wont find a clinic file unless its parental or guardian approval is required before clinic staff can Deal with a he Irene executive director of Grace general said the hospitals major aim is to care for but it also has the obligation to protect the rights of the i dont think we would just Holu Bolus give any list to an she she if she met with the clinic and heard its arguments some arrangement might be sexually abused girls suicide candidates by Kathleen Engman girls sexually abused in child Hood Are More Likely to attempt suicide by age 13 than those who we rent says a recently released the study found about 93 per cent of women who first attempted Sui cide before 13 were sexual abuse study coauthor Marsha Runtz said in an Runtz said 87 per cent of women who first tried to kill themselves Between 14 and 18 were sexual abuse the study was based on experiences of 191 women who sought counselling at a Community crisis of 129 had been sexually John a study said it found sexual abuse had the strongest Impact on women self esteem when accompanied by physical like clinics clinical direct and a University of Manitoba psychology said the study is one of about five that examine links Between suicidal tendencies and sexual sexual abuse in the study referred to actual sexual ranging from fondling to inter Briere said in this 15 to 20 per cent of and five to 10 per cent of boys had been molest he noted three times As Many females As males attempt Briere said sexual abuse victims often Are depressed and show tendencies to self mutilation and Sui he said sexual abuse dramatically reduces and Low self esteem is a frequent characteristic of suicidal Briere said when suicidal behaviour is found in people under and especially when its found in Chil Dren under they should be checked for sexual he is the second most common cause of death in after automobile Acci Keith a child psychiatrist who deals with suicidal said the study Doest prove a direct link Between suicidal behaviour and sexual abuse of Sigmundson said sexual abuse is one of the greatest stress causes a child can and stress often Sparks suicide but he noted suicide attempts also Are affected by other like who the molester How Long the abuse and to what extent the perpetrator makes the child feel responsible for the guilty Laura a clinical psychologist and consultant at the Chil Drens Hospital child Protection said the link Between suicidal behaviour and sexual abuse Doest Surprise Mills said abuse victims who have not come Forward for help have had no release from their the study is part of a two year general study on sexual it is funded by the Federal gov the University of Manito where Runtz is a psychology masters and where both Are it was released in april at a Toronto meeting of the american association of province torpedoes geriatric program the province has refused to fund a program to Aid geriatric psychiatry patients at Boniface Gen eral officials at the same the govern ment has opened a unit at seven Oaks general Hospital to do essentially the same Boniface Hospital officials say their program was planned several years ago unlike the seven Oaks is also geared to train geriatric psychiatrists to work at other the Hospital also sent a Manitoba Beth to Brit Ain for additional training in the Field and she was to return to Winni Peg to head the Boniface pro we would not have done this if we didst feel the government would support and fund this Manuel the hospitals acting head of Atchison returned in january but has been unable to work full time at the Job she was hired in quite Atchi son adding she has done Only consultations and some work with Community groups since Atchison said Winnipeg growing elderly population underscores the need for the Matas said the in Provin Cial Money Boniface had sought was Only to cover administrative since patient Beds and staff Are already in he said seven Oaks and other hospitals also need such but Boniface could provide trained staff for Jack Vic president of said he Hopes the Manitoba health services Sion will review its decision when appeals Are heard next Well be talking to them about he its an area of High part of plan Frank the commissions associate executive said the seven Oaks program brings the last scheduled Beds at the which opened in on we always had Beds designated for he it was always in the Overall Hecock said he will re View the Boniface lotto winning numbers advertisement Toronto May lotto Jackpot of was won by 1 the six numbers drawn were the Bonus number was there was 1 Winner of the second prize of 278 winners of the third prize of each and winners of the fourth prize of each and 866 winners of the fifth prize of next weeks Jack pot is not less than in the event of discrepancy be tween this list and the official winning the latter shall film developing special econ color 11q regular size j35 and prepaid double prints of double size 12 15 exp 24 36 pint free anniversary Silver medallion with every Roll of film developed and printed hospitals limit smoking few opt for total ban by Maureen Brosnahan most Manitoba hospitals voluntarily have adopted nonsmoking poli according to a recent Survey by the Manitoba lung the conducted this Spring at 34 hospitals in Winnipeg and West pm found All but one had introduced some Type of policy restricting since the the single Scoblin District health also has brought in a nonsmoking poli said Clint its executive 1 think youre going to see every one go this he of the 34 hospitals Only eight banned smoking throughout their said Susan coordinator of the lung associations Westman All others limited visitor and staff smoking to designated and policies varied on allowing smoking in patients some hospitals allow patients to smoke in bed Only if attended by while others permit it under extenuating a Resolution calling for Noseok ing policies in hospitals was passed by the Canadian Hospital association nine years ago and was Reaf firmed last said spokesman Roseline Macgillivray of but the which recommended hospitals suspend Sale and use of tobacco has not been forced on she its the prerogative of each Hospi Tal to administer it As it sees Macgillivray James of the Canad an Council on Hospital accredit said the Council Hast made nonsmoking policies a we certainly have several regu lations regarding smoking such As in rooms where oxygen is but these Are mainly for fire and safety he Murray said the Council May impose a Standard for non smoking policies for Public health and to set a Good exam its a topic whose time has he up until recently its been difficult to even get Hospi tals to Stop Selling cigarettes in their shops and snack Margaret of the Manitoba inter Agency Council on smoking and said she believes Hospi tals should ban difficult she agreed that could be difficult in some especially those with patients in for extended i think it depends on the size of the facility and what they while smoking areas could be set up in Hospital Thomson said patients never should be Al Lowed to smoke in their in disappointed that Hospital wards have not gone further to resist smoking in patient Oroon we Reserve the right to limit values effective at Dominion stores from May until closing May fresh Canadian pork meaty shoulder pork butt chops swifts 5oo g Premium or Lazy Maple sliced Side Bacon of 2s 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