Incapacity to give informed consent owing to mental disorder

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-43

  Van Staden, C W ^a   Kruger C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION;

PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0037326602     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.29.1.41     Document Type: Article

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