The right to treatment and the right to refuse treatment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9051667 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucy S Mcgough (Emory University), William C Carmichael (Emory University) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 307-320 |
| Publication date | 1977-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1977.tb00985.x |
| PMID | 857681 |
| OpenAlex | W2071910715 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This paper examines the legal status of the questions of right to treatment of institutionalized patients and of the need for patients' consent to treatment. The history of judicial involvement in these questions is outlined, and the directions and implications of current litigation are discussed
Alternative medicine · Informed consent · Pathology · Political science · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law · Legal Systems and Judicial Processes · Medicine · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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