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Selected Works of C. Barry Hoffmaster
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Ethical Considerations in Caring for Retarded Patients
Canadian Family Physician (1979)
  • Ronald J. Christie, The University of Western Ontario
  • Barry Hoffmaster, The University of Western Ontario
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Abstract

The treatment of the mentally retarded patient may raise dramatic ethical issues for the family physician. A case is used to illustrate an example of ethical decision-making and the moral issues explored.

Keywords
  • Decision Making,
  • Informed Consent,
  • Mental Competency,
  • Mentally Disabled Persons,
  • Paternalism,
  • Patient Care,
  • Personal Autonomy,
  • Reference Standards,
  • Treatment Refusal
Disciplines
Publication Date
November, 1979
Citation Information
Ronald J. Christie and Barry Hoffmaster. "Ethical Considerations in Caring for Retarded Patients" Canadian Family Physician Vol. 25 (1979)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/barryhoffmaster/32/