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Mental Capacity of Adult Patients in Health Care

Jeanette Hewitt

Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine, Pages: 1 - 21

Swansea University Author: Jeanette Hewitt

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DOI (Published version): 10.1007/978-94-017-8706-2_28-1

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Mental capacity is a fundamental determinant of an individual’s ability to make autonomous decisions. Respect for autonomy is a legal and ethical requirement in healthcare provision, which necessitates that a person’s autonomous wishes be respected and informed consent validly obtained before therap...

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Published in: Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine
ISBN: 978-94-017-8706-2 978-94-017-8706-2
Published: Netherlands Springer 2015
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