Medical, ethical and legal considerations of electroconvulsive therapy.
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How can it be determined whether a patient has consented to electroconvulsive therapy? Under what circumstances should therapy be given against a patient's will? Peter MacDonald addresses these questions from a medical, ethical and legal perspective. This article is available in Osgoode Hall Law Journal: http://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol22/iss4/3 MEDICAL, ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY BY R. PETER MACDONALD* How can it be determined whether a patient has consented to electroconvulsive therapy? Under what circumstances should therapy be given against a patient's will? Peter MacDonald addresses these questions from a medical, ethical and legal perspective. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a heaven of hell, and a hell of heaven.'
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Osgoode Hall law journal
دوره 22 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984