Desperation May Affect Autonomy but Not Informed Consent

Desperation May Affect Autonomy but Not Informed Consent

Dunn and colleagues (2011) provide an interesting analysis of the ethical issues involved in deep brain stimulation (DBS) for peoplewith treatment-resistant depression (TRD). I agree with the conclusions the authors draw regarding TRD patients’ capacity to consent but would like to take up the authors’ call for greater examination of theway inwhich desperation may affect patients’ decision maki...

Informed consent without autonomy.

This Essay explains why and how the Roman Catholic basis for informed consent is different from the secular basis. It argues that the Catholic basis, which is rooted in “natural law,” is the better model for society to adopt. The author explains that the secular view is rooted in the belief that patient autonomy must never be violated but the Catholic view is based on human dignity, which simpl...

Patient's autonomy and informed consent

The present paper it is a literature review dealing with the concepts of patient's autonomy and informed consent focussing on how these concepts interrelate with themselves and on how health professionals should handle these concepts. Recipients of health care have specific rights with regard to its delivery. Within this context the providers of health care, should also be knowledgeable of and ...

Interleukin-8 but Not Interleukin-6 Variant May Affect Susceptibility to Brucellosis

Background: Increased levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in acute human brucellosis have been reported. Previous studies have shown that the production and level of IL-6 and IL-8 cytokines are associated with the polymorphism of the encoding genes. Objective: To investigate the probable association between IL-6 (-174 C/G) and IL-8 (-251 A/T) gene polymorphisms and susceptib...

Informed Consent and Autonomy An Annotated Bibliography