Article
Ethical Considerations in Caring for Retarded Patients
Canadian Family Physician
(1979)
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/