TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of need for guardianship
T2 - What is the role of the psychiatrist?
AU - Matrick, Andrew
AU - Babb, Emma
AU - Dinwiddie, Stephen H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Decisional incapacity is a common complication of many psychiatric illnesses, including (but not limited to) conditions such as severe mood disorders, schizophrenia and related conditions, traumatic or other acquired brain injuries, and severe neurocognitive disorders. Although in treatment settings it is most frequently recognized in the context of medical decisionmaking, decisional incapacity may manifest in many ways that involve the patient’s ability to live autonomously.
AB - Decisional incapacity is a common complication of many psychiatric illnesses, including (but not limited to) conditions such as severe mood disorders, schizophrenia and related conditions, traumatic or other acquired brain injuries, and severe neurocognitive disorders. Although in treatment settings it is most frequently recognized in the context of medical decisionmaking, decisional incapacity may manifest in many ways that involve the patient’s ability to live autonomously.
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U2 - 10.3928/00485713-20210211-01
DO - 10.3928/00485713-20210211-01
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85103580097
SN - 0048-5713
VL - 51
SP - 112
EP - 117
JO - Psychiatric Annals
JF - Psychiatric Annals
IS - 3
ER -
