Informed consent and patient competence in the psychically ill. A review of empirical studies;Einwilligungsfähigkeit bei psychisch kranken. Eine übersicht empirischer untersuchungen

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Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1031-1038

  Bauer, A ^a   Vollmann, J ^a,b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Competence; Empirical studies; Ethics in psychiatry; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL PATIENT; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY;

EID: 0036947525     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-002-1297-0     Document Type: Review

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