Assessing Decision-Making Capacity in Patients with Communication Impairments: A Case Study
The ethical principle of autonomy requires physicians to respect patient autonomy when present, and to protect the patient who lacks autonomy. Fulfilling this ethical obligation when a patient has a communication impairment presents considerable challenges. Standard methods for evaluating decision-m...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2016
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| In: |
Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2016, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 691-699 |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B Neuropsychology B Autonomy B decision-making capacity B brain trauma B communication impairments |
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