She had metastatic adenocarcinoma o

She had metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown
origin and was admitted to the hospice for
rehabilitation. She had taken to her bed in a darkened
room some weeks previously, and had no interest in
anything. The consultant discussed antidepressants
with her, but she was reluctant, partly because she had
coped with a number of traumatic events in her life
previously without needing them, and also because she
didn’t feel she was depressed. “I want to smile, but my
face just won’t move,” she said.We stopped her
haloperidol.