Patient capacity in mental health care: Legal overview

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-337

  Nys, Herman ^a,b   Welie, Sander ^b   Garanis Papadatos, Tina ^c   Ploumpidis, Dimitris ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Functional approach; Informed consent; Law; Patient capacity; Substitute decision making

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DUTCH ELM DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PHILOSOPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REFORMATSKY REACTION; REVIEW;

LEGAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 12544260258     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-004-6640-0     Document Type: Review

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