Overestimating patients' capacity

Clinicians regularly overestimate patients' capacity to make decisions. This may jeopardise their autonomous decision-making. It may lead to poor clinical outcomes for patients and has potential adverse legal consequences for clinicians. There is a need to use the legal principles of the Mental...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of psychiatry 2011-11, Vol.199 (5), p.355-356
1. Verfasser:	Lepping, Peter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Clinical outcomes Cognitive ability Decision Making Declarations Editorials England Ethics Hospitals Humans Informed Consent - legislation & jurisprudence Informed Consent - psychology Legislation as Topic Mental Competency - legislation & jurisprudence Mental health Patients Personality disorders Psychiatry Psychosis Systematic review Validation studies Wales
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Zusammenfassung:	Clinicians regularly overestimate patients' capacity to make decisions. This may jeopardise their autonomous decision-making. It may lead to poor clinical outcomes for patients and has potential adverse legal consequences for clinicians. There is a need to use the legal principles of the Mental Capacity Act more rigorously.
ISSN:	0007-1250 1472-1465
DOI:	10.1192/bjp.bp.111.094938