Starson v. Swayze: The supreme court speaks out (not all that clearly) on the question of "capacity"

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 390-396

  Sklar, Ronald ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Best interests; Capacity; Denial of illness; Manifestations of condition; Ontario Health Care Consent Act; Starson

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DECISION MAKING; DENIAL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JUSTICE; LAW SUIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 34347238983     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370705200609     Document Type: Review

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