Can a patient refuse a psychiatric consultation to evaluate decision-making capacity?

J Clin Ethics. 1994 Fall;5(3):230-4.

Authors

N S Wenger¹, J Halpern

Affiliation

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of California, Los Angeles.

PMID: 7841473

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence*
Life Support Care / legislation & jurisprudence
Mental Competency / legislation & jurisprudence*
Middle Aged
Moral Obligations
Personal Autonomy
Persons with Psychiatric Disorders*
Psychiatry / legislation & jurisprudence*
Referral and Consultation / legislation & jurisprudence*
Right to Die / legislation & jurisprudence
Stress, Psychological
Treatment Refusal / legislation & jurisprudence*