Informed Consent in Electroconvulsive Therapy: Reflections about Impediment to Consent

Authors

  • Daniela Vilaverde Serviço de Psiquiatria do Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
  • Pedro Morgado Serviço de Psiquiatria do Hospital de Braga, Escola de Medicina da Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3880-3258

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51338/rppsm.2020.v6.i2.158

Keywords:

Informed Consent, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Autonomy

Abstract

Perspective on the competence to give Informed Consent for electroconvulsive therapy in the presence of severe mental illness with indication for this treatment. 

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Published

2020-11-27

How to Cite

Vilaverde, D., & Morgado, P. (2020). Informed Consent in Electroconvulsive Therapy: Reflections about Impediment to Consent. Revista Portuguesa De Psiquiatria E Saúde Mental, 6(2), 91–93. https://doi.org/10.51338/rppsm.2020.v6.i2.158

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