Legal and Ethical Approaches to Impaired Capacity: Balancing Autonomy and Non-Maleficence

Authors

Gregory Brown, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

10-6-2020

Publication Title

Grand Rounds: Updates and Advances in Clinical and Investigative Medicine Series

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Publisher Location

Las Vegas, NV

First page number:

1

Last page number:

54

Abstract

Goals and Objectives:

1. Articulate the two primary ethical principles in conflict when considering an assessment of capacity.
2. Define the legal authority provided under an L2K hold within the state of Nevada and the authority not granted under that form of detainment.
3. Clarify the difference between specific decision making capacity versus global impairment of cognition.
4. Differentiate the pros and cons of a “sliding scale” of competence model.
5. Apply the concept of an alternative decision maker legally in clinical care setting.

Controlled Subject

Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; Medical ethics--Decision making

Disciplines

Psychiatric and Mental Health

File Format

PDF

File Size

4700 KB

Language

English

Rights

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Repository Citation

Brown, G. (2020). Legal and Ethical Approaches to Impaired Capacity: Balancing Autonomy and Non-Maleficence. Grand Rounds: Updates and Advances in Clinical and Investigative Medicine Series 1-54.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/psychiatry_fac_articles/9