A meta-review of literature reviews assessing the capacity of patients with severe mental disorders to make decisions about their healthcare.

Determining the mental capacity of psychiatric patients for making healthcare related decisions is crucial in clinical practice. This meta-review of review articles comprehensively examines the current evidence on the capacity of patients with a mental illness to make medical care decisions.

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Calcedo-Barba A; Fructuoso A; Martinez-Raga J; Paz S; Sánchez de Carmona M; Vicens E
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Repository:r-FSJD. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
OAI Identifier:oai:fsjd.fundanetsuite.com:p17927
Online Access:https://fsjd.fundanetsuite.com/Publicaciones/ProdCientif/PublicacionFrw.aspx?id=17927
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Bipolar disorder, Decision making capacity, Literature review, Mental disorder, Meta-review, Schizophrenia
Description
Summary:Determining the mental capacity of psychiatric patients for making healthcare related decisions is crucial in clinical practice. This meta-review of review articles comprehensively examines the current evidence on the capacity of patients with a mental illness to make medical care decisions.