The mature minor: Some critical psychological reflections on the empirical bases

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 283-299

  Partridge, Brian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent decision making; adolescent health; mature minor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DECISION-MAKING; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MATURE MINOR; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; MINOR (PERSON); PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT DECISION-MAKING; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; MATURE MINOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MINORS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878079422     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jht013     Document Type: Article

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