Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of cases
- List of legislation
- Introduction
- 1 Autonomy: variations on a principle
- 2 Autonomy in the law
- 3 Capacity: the gatekeeper for autonomy
- 4 Capacity assessment in practice
- 5 Autonomy, rights and decision-making for patients lacking capacity
- 6 Treatment for a mental disorder: a case apart?
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 February 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of cases
- List of legislation
- Introduction
- 1 Autonomy: variations on a principle
- 2 Autonomy in the law
- 3 Capacity: the gatekeeper for autonomy
- 4 Capacity assessment in practice
- 5 Autonomy, rights and decision-making for patients lacking capacity
- 6 Treatment for a mental disorder: a case apart?
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Healthcare Decision-Making and the LawAutonomy, Capacity and the Limits of Liberalism, pp. i - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010