The capacity to consent to treatment is altered in suicidal patients - Oli é E, Catanzaro T, Malestroit M, Guija JA, Giner L, Courtet P.

BACKGROUND: Many patients with depression refuse treatment. Moreover, suicide attempters often display low perceived need of treatment and impaired decision-making. These observations raise questions about the capacity to treatment consent in depressed sui...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news