Who can decide? Prevalence of mental incapacity for treatment decisions in medical and surgical hospital inpatients in Ireland

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S Fleming · Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise

Richard M. Duffy · Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

Brendan D. Kelly · Trinity College Dublin

Abstract

Mental incapacity for treatment decisions is common in medical and surgical hospital inpatients in Ireland. This issue both merits and requires greater attention in clinical practice, research and legislation.

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Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Psychiatric care and mental health services Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

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Published in: QJM

Volume 111, Issue 12, pp. 881-885

DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcy219

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Who can decide? Prevalence of mental incapacity for treatment decisions in medical and surgical hospital inpatients in Ireland

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