Insight and competence to consent to psychiatric hospitalization

Informed consent and insight are among the most important issues in medical treatment, especially for psychiatric patients. In this study, we examined the competence to consent to psychiatric hospitalization of 113 psychiatric patients who were voluntarily admitted to a mental hospital in various ps...

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Published inMedicine and law Vol. 16; no. 4; p. 721
Main Authors Melamed, Y, Kimchi, R, Shnit, D, Moldavski, M, Elizur, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1997
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Commitment of Mentally Ill - legislation & jurisprudence
Female
Humans
Informed Consent - legislation & jurisprudence
Israel
Male
Mental Competency - legislation & jurisprudence
Middle Aged
Psychotic Disorders - diagnosis
Psychotic Disorders - therapy
Israel
Empirical Approach
Legal Approach
Professional Patient Relationship
Mental Health Therapies
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Summary:Informed consent and insight are among the most important issues in medical treatment, especially for psychiatric patients. In this study, we examined the competence to consent to psychiatric hospitalization of 113 psychiatric patients who were voluntarily admitted to a mental hospital in various psychotic states and compared it with their insight. We found a significant correlation between the patients' competence and insight into their illnesses. There is a discussion of the problematic issues of informed consent, competence and psychosis and the importance of insight in the context of mental illness.
ISSN:0723-1393