AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions on Patient Decision-Making Capacity and Competence and Surrogate Decision Making
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15747666 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Danielle Hahn Chaet (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 601-603 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.coet1-1606 |
| OpenAlex | W2412157977 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Although the Code of Medical Ethics does not have much to say about mental health per se, the Code does consider patient decision-making capacity, mental competence, and surrogate decision making for those who are unable—over the short-term or the long-term—to make their own health care decisions. These concepts are discussed in opinions 2.20, “Withholding or Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment” [1], 8.08, “Informed Consent” [2], and 8.081, “Surrogate Decision Making” [3]
Alternative medicine · Competence (human resources · Ethical decision · Family medicine · Informed consent · Medical decision making · Mental capacity · Psychiatry · Ethics in medical practice · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |