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The National Counci L for Soviet and East European

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The National Counci L for Soviet and East European Researc

The National Counci L for Soviet and East European Researc

The National Counci L for Soviet and East European Researc

Coercion and capacity to consent

What does the capacity to consent to treatment entail and what factors influence it? To date, most research has focussed on individual factors that impair capacity to consent to treatment, such as intelligence, cognitive capacity and symptoms of mental illness. In this presentation, I want to explore the social and interpersonal factors that influence capacity to consent. I discuss the complexi...