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CaseConference #6 Resolution

The Chaplain submitted this because of his awareness that he had no knowledge of the concept of or illustrations of examples of forgiveness within Islamic literature and theology. He was relying upon Christian stories. Beyond that, there was the psychiatric issue of narcissistic personality and the notion that the patient was choosing to be the arbiter of his own destiny...that is that he could determine who God would forgive and not forgive.

Like many encounters with our patients, we will never know how this turned out since the patient was discharged to his family and flown back to his country the next day.

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