Overvaluing autonomous decision-making.
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.129833.
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Abstract
Current capacity-based legislation and practice overvalues autonomy to the detriment of other ethical principles. A balanced ethical approach would consider the patient's right to treatment, their relationships and interactions with society and not solely the patient's right to liberty and autonomous decision-making.
Medical subject headings
- Patient Rights
- Personal Autonomy