Personality Disorder and Competence to Refuse Treatment
Creator
Winburn, E.
Mullen, R.
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Medical Ethics 2008 October; 34(10): 715-716
Abstract
The traditional view that having a personality disorder, unlike other mental disorders, is not usually reason enough to consider a person incompetent to make healthcare decisions is challenged. The example of a case in which a woman was treated for a physical disorder without her consent illustrates that personality disorder can render a person incompetent to refuse essential treatment, particularly because it can affect the doctor-patient relationship within which consent is given.
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2008-10Collections
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