When and how to treat patients who refuse treatment

Navigating the legal frameworks relevant to treating patients who refuse treatment can be daunting. This article provides a guide to which framework to choose in which situation

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2014-03, Vol.348 (mar25 1), p.g2043-g2043
Main Authors: Humphreys, Rosemary A, Lepper, Robert, Nicholson, Timothy R J
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Language:English
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Commitment of Mentally Ill - legislation & jurisprudence
Common law
Decision making
Delirium
Emergencies
Hospitals
Humans
Interactive learning
Law
Mental Competency - legislation & jurisprudence
Mental Competency - psychology
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Patients
Psychiatry
Solid wastes
THE COMPETENT NOVICE
Treatment Refusal - legislation & jurisprudence
Treatment Refusal - psychology
United Kingdom
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Common law
Decision making
Delirium
Emergencies
Hospitals
Humans
Interactive learning
Law
Mental Competency - legislation & jurisprudence
Mental Competency - psychology
Mental disorders
Mental health care
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Psychiatry
Solid wastes
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Treatment Refusal - legislation & jurisprudence
Treatment Refusal - psychology
United Kingdom
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