Abstract
Because of intermittent refusal of both dialysis and medications, serial capacity assessments were made on a 38-year-old male on hemodialysis and receiving TB treatment. His capacity to make an informed treatment decision appeared to fluctuate and despite multidisciplinary involvement and a court determination that treatment should take place, questions remained as to how such a case should be managed in the patient's best interest. The process of making a capacity determination was reviewed from both a psychiatric and legal viewpoint and alternative strategies presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 317-324 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | General hospital psychiatry |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health