It is often necessary for neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, and other healthcare
professionals to assess an individual's capacity to consent to treatment related to healthcare …

Background The number of clinical trials including older patients, and particularly patients
with cognitive impairment, is increasing. While statutory provisions exist to make sure that …

Background For decades, the discussion on children's competence to consent to medical
issues has concentrated around normative concerns, with little progress in clinical practices …

Background Patient decision-making autonomy refers to the patients' ability to freely exert
their own choices and make their own decisions, given sufficient resources and information …

Abstract Knowledge on children's capacities to consent to medical treatment is limited. Also,
age limits for asking children's consent vary considerably between countries. Decision …

Background: The study's main aim was to assess the end-of-life decision-making capacity
and health-related values of older people with serious mental illness. Methods: A cross …

While there is increasing use of standardised tools to assist in determining decision-making
capacity in adults, there is limited literature evaluating these tools in children/adolescents …

This is the second of a pair of articles reviewing the topic of consent in minors. Both articles
have a particular emphasis, drawing on theory and case law, on the differential treatment of …

Background Currently over 50% of drugs prescribed to children have not been evaluated
properly for use in their age group. One key reason why children have been excluded from …

The informed consent model assigns patients autonomy over medical interventions. This
includes self-determination, with regard to one's own body, health, private life and …