“Non-Compliant” Is Bad Medicine - STAND UP TO STIGMA: Mental Health Support Groups & Community Education

Upon Facebook, I read this morning a provider solicitation for a synonym/euphemism for the medical term “non-compliant.” It turns out peers don’t appreciate being called “non-compliant.”

Here is my contribution:

I’m my own person and I hire a provider to provide medical advice and I decide if it’s worthwhile advice and it’s my body and I have agency and I make the best decisions for myself based upon my needs.

Any provider who scribbles down “non-compliant” is imposing their medical training upon the wishes of the patient. This provider isn’t listening to the patient. A provider like this (I’ve had a few) gets fired and I find a collaborative provider instead.

A euphemism doesn’t change anything.