Mary Donnelly

Healthcare Decision-Making and the Law

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A critical evaluation of the law's engagement with the process of healthcare decision-making, and how the relationship might be enhanced.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 652g
• ISBN-13: 9780521118316
• ISBN-10: 052111831X
• Artikelnr.: 31192918

Autorenporträt

Dr Mary Donnelly is a Senior Lecturer at the Law Faculty, University College Cork, where she teaches medical law at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Autonomy: variations on a principle
2. Autonomy in the law
3. Capacity: the gatekeeper for autonomy
4. Capacity assessment in practice
5. Autonomy, rights and decision-making for people lacking capacity
6. Treatment for a mental disorder: a case apart
Conclusion.