Informed consent with cognitively impaired patients: An NIMH perspective on the durable power of attorney

Accountability in Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 217-226

  Sunderl, Trey ^a   Dukoff, Ruth ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INJURY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS; ETHICS; FAMILY; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVING WILL; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; MENTAL PATIENT; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT; POLICY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN INJURIES; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS; ETHICAL REVIEW; ETHICS; FAMILY; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH (U.S.); NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030368366     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989629608573882     Document Type: Article

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