Recent court cases in England and Wales have refocused attention on patients' decision-
making capacity to consent. Little is known about the prevalence of incapacity across …

Background The evidence on factors that may influence treatment decisional capacity
('capacity') in psychosis has yet to be comprehensively synthesised, which limits the …

Abstract For people with Bipolar Affective Disorder, a self-binding (advance) directive (SBD),
by which they commit themselves to treatment during future episodes of mania, even if …

We explore whether we can reduce paternalism by increasing patient autonomy. We argue
that autonomy should not have any automatic priority over other ethical values. Thus …

Background The concept of decision-making capacity (DMC) or competence remains
controversial, despite widespread use. Risk-sensitive DMC assessment (RS-DMC)—the …

Informed consent requires adequate mental capacity to consent to treatment. Mental
capacity (MC) to consent to treatment refers to the ability to make medical decisions. MC is …

Objectives Advance directives are documents stating treatment preferences in case of future
lack of decision making capacity. In India, as in many other countries, legislators advocate …

Background Psychiatrists face a major ethical challenge when deciding whether to make
use of coercive measures in the treatment process of patients suffering from severe and …

Background Patients with severe mental illness may be subjected to Community Treatment
Orders (CTOs) in order to secure that the patients adhere to treatment. Few studies have …

Compulsory interventions severely restrict constitutional rights of the patients. They are
exceptional measures only to be considered under strict and clearly defined ethical and …