Overvaluing autonomous decision making
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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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-2 |
| Journal | British Journal of Psychiatry |
| Volume | 204 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2015 |