Abstract
In recent years, concern with informed consent in psychiatry has led to an overemphasis on legal formulations of the problem and a heated debate about when physician paternalism can be justified. This paper proposes that the principle of respect for persons provides better guidance for treatment decisions than do legal guidelines based on a questionable standard of competency.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 47-56 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Behavioral Sciences & the Law |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Law