Evaluation of Capacity to Consent to Treatment and Research |
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| Author:
| Kim, Scott Y. H. |
| Series title: | Forensic mental health Assessment Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-532295-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $78.14AUD $110.95 |
Book Description:
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Patients provide valid informed consent to a treatment or a diagnostic procedure if they have sufficient capacity, have been given appropriate information, and give consent freely without coercion or undue influence. When a patient's capacity for treatment consent is in doubt, a clinician must determine whether the patient indeed has the capacity. This book provides clear, step-by-step information on the evaluation procedure for capacity to consent to bothtreatment and research.
Patients provide valid informed consent to a treatment or a diagnostic procedure if they have sufficient capacity, have been given appropriate information, and give consent freely without coercion or undue influence. When a patient's capacity for treatment consent is in doubt, a clinician must determine whether the patient indeed has the capacity. This book provides clear, step-by-step information on the evaluation procedure for capacity to consent to bothtreatment and research.