Relatives who refuse to given consent

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Informed consent: Is your patient competent to refuse treatment?

Vol. 8, No. 4 33 Debra A. Pinals, MD Associate professor of psychiatry Director of forensic education Department of psychiatry University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, MA G ET TY / M A R K U S N A U M A N N Mr. D, age 45 with a history of schizophrenia, is admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit. The psychiatrist recommends an antipsychotic to help Mr. D with fears that the FBI h...

Should doctors talk to relatives without a competent patient's consent?

A view from a student: ethical teaching, based on ethical guidelines, is at odds with clinical practice. Is this poor practice, or is the ethical guidance too simple?

Informed consent abandoned--patient given contraindicated drug.

A middle-aged, alcoholic, long term chronic pain patient, presented to his physician for medication management of his alcoholism. Vivitrol, an opiate receptor antagonist, used primarily in the management of alcohol dependence and opioid dependence, was administered to an opiatedependant patient. This action was determined by experts to be below the standard of care. The patient sustained a seve...

Assessment of Capacity to Consent by Nurses Who Deliver Health Care to Patients Who Misuse Substances

This qualitative study explored the current practice that nurses use to assess capacity to consent to health care (CTC-HC) in street outreach settings. Key informant interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of nurses from each of British Columbia's five regional health authorities, allowing nurses to describe their lived experiences with assessing CTC-HC. Content analysis was used to s...