Decisional capacity: Toward an inclusionary approach

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1571-1579

  Peisah, Carmelle ^a,b   Sorinmade, Oluwatoyin A ^c   Mitchell, Leander ^d   Hertogh, Cees M P M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Australian Centre for Capacity   (Australia)

^c OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; BIOETHICS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DEMENTIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; WELFARE;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 84883139846     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213001014     Document Type: Review

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