The Effect of Mental Illness on Autonomous Decision-Making Capacity. One key tenet of medical ethics is respect for patient autonomy. Respect for autonomy generally requires treating patients as ...

Patient rights are a fundamental aspect of modern health care, encapsulating key ethical principles and legal protections for individuals receiving medical care. These rights have evolved over the ...

Physicians are taught to respect individuals' autonomy, guiding decision-making for their medical care beneficently, without maleficence, and justly. What do we do when patients make potentially ...