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Consent to treatment
Trust matters as much as information
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
Abstract
The legal and moral status of the concept of consent are examined. The notion of informed consent as the sole basis for acceptable treatment is found to raise moral difficulties and to have potentially damaging side-effects on the relationship between doctors and patients. It is argued that developing trust between doctor and patient is crucial to obtaining valid consent.
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- Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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