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Healthcare decision-making and the law : Autonomy, capacity and the limits of liberalism

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Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010Description: 320p xxiiISBN:
  • 9780521118316
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.041 DON DON
Contents:
Content; Introduction; 1. Autonomy: variations on a principle; 2. Autonomy in the law; 3. Capacity: the gatekeeper for autonomy; 4. Capacity assessment in practice; 5. Autonomy, rights and decision-making for people lacking capacity; 6. Treatment for a mental disorder: a case apart; Conclusion.
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Content;
Introduction;
1. Autonomy: variations on a principle;
2. Autonomy in the law;
3. Capacity: the gatekeeper for autonomy;
4. Capacity assessment in practice;
5. Autonomy, rights and decision-making for people lacking capacity;
6. Treatment for a mental disorder: a case apart;
Conclusion.