Mental Competence and the Question of Beneficent Intervention
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Checkland, David
Silberfeld, Michel
Bibliographic Citation
Theoretical Medicine. 1996 Jun; 17(2): 121-134.
Abstract
The authors examine recent arguments purporting to show that mental incompetence (lack of decision-making capacity) is not a necessary condition for intervention in a person's best interests without consent. It is concluded that these arguments fail to show that competent wishes could justifiably be overturned. Nonetheless, it remains an open question whether accounts of decision-making capacity based solely on the notion of understanding and appreciation can adequately deal with various complexities. Different possible ways of resolving these complexities are outlined, all of which need further exploration.
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Mental Competence and the Question of Beneficent Intervention
Checkland, David; Silberfeld, Michel (1996-06)