The Assessment of Decisional Capacity

Teresa Lim; Deborah B. Marin

doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2010.10.001

The Assessment of Decisional Capacity

Teresa Lim, Deborah B. Marin

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The physician must explain the treatment or procedure in detail including risks, benefits, and alternative options; the patient's choice must be voluntary; the patient must demonstrate his or her ability to understand the risks and benefits of their choice; and the patient must be able to manipulate information in a logical way. These criteria must be met in order for the process of informed consent to be valid.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	115-126
Number of pages	12
Journal	Neurologic Clinics
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncl.2010.10.001
State	Published - Feb 2011

Keywords

Assessment
Capacity instruments
Decisional capacity
Sliding scale

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