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On/Off-Discrepancies in medical decision-making: utilising the reversibility of deep brain stimulation to strengthen patient autonomy
Meier, L.J.; D’Sa, A. · Ethik in der Medizin · 2026 · Heft 1 · S. 1 bis 20
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IntroductionHealthcare providers have a legal obligation to obtain informed consent from their patients prior to carrying out medical interventions. In consenting, patients autonomously authorise treatments or their participation in clinical research.An individual’s capacity for medical decision-making is not necessarily diachronically stable. It may, for instance, be affected by dementia, psychosis, intoxication, or high levels of stress (Department for Constitutional Affairs 2007). Some underlying causes are reversible, others are not. Besides certain illnesses, there are several types of medical interventions…
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informierte Zustimmung
medizinische Entscheidungsfindung
Patientenautonomie
reversible Interventionen
Psychosurgery
psychotrope Medikamente
elektrische Gehirnstimulation
Entscheidungsfähigkeit
Informed Consent
Decision Making
Patient Autonomy
Deep Brain Stimulation
Psychotropic Drugs
Ethik in der Medizin
