Assessing Competence to Consent to Treatment: A Guide for Physicians and Other Health Professionals

Abstract

1. Why Competence is Important - The Doctrine of Informed Concent 2. Thinking About Competence 3. Abilities Related to Competence 4. When Patients' Decision Making Should be Assessed 5. Assessing Patients' Capacities to Consent to Treatment 6. Using the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool - Treatment 7. Making Judgements About Patients' Competence 8. Substitute Decision-Making

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