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The Student with a Psychological Disability: Melanie Mathews, a Nursing Student with Suicidal Ideation

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A nursing student in the sophomore year of a baccalaureate program attempts suicide. Despite receiving counseling and medical therapy, the university places her on medical leave. The student appeals the decision but the appeal is denied. Faculty are concerned that the student will pose a danger to herself and to patients.

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  1. Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic, Chevy Chase, Rockville, MD, USA

    Leslie Neal-Boylan

  2. Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, USA

    Michelle D. Miller

  3. Coalition for Disability Access in Health Science Education, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA

    Jan Serrantino-Cox

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  1. Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic, Chevy Chase, Rockville, MD, USA

    Leslie Neal-Boylan

  2. Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Lisa M. Meeks

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Neal-Boylan, L., Miller, M.D., Serrantino-Cox, J. (2021). The Student with a Psychological Disability: Melanie Mathews, a Nursing Student with Suicidal Ideation. In: Neal-Boylan, L., Meeks, L.M. (eds) Disability as Diversity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55886-4_11

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