decision-making capacity
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capacity
noun
uk/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us/kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
the total amount that can be contained ...
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Ethical and human-rights issues in research on mental disorders that may affectdecision-makingcapacity.
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When disagreement occurs between the physician and the patient's appointed proxy about the patient'sdecision-makingcapacity.
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It is clear that the women's participation, theirdecision-makingcapacity, control over resources and their own welfare practices are the major factors in women's empowerment.
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In some instances, the person's illness will underminedecision-makingcapacity.
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It also noted that each state can set evidentiary standards to allow surrogates to withdraw life-sustaining therapy when the patient lacksdecision-makingcapacity.
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The extent of the subject's grasp of the details of the study anddecision-makingcapacityshould be evaluated.
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This imbues the decision-making that takes place within that structure with a moral imperative that exercises a pervasive influence on the evaluativedecision-makingcapacityof the judiciary.
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I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the concept ofdecision-makingcapacityand researchers who are involved in studies on people with mental disorders or disabilities.
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For example, an implicit assessment of individual competence for decision-making appeared to be in operation - implicit, because the interpretations of individualdecision-makingcapacitywas rarely discussed with patients themselves.
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The lack ofdecision-makingcapacityof very young children and the general reliance on parental authority explain my decision not to discuss stories of particular, named children.
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However, it is not our business to instruct local authorities on matters within theirdecision-makingcapacity.
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However, the most important point is that it does not havedecision-makingcapacity.
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Perhaps the loss of an effectivedecision-makingcapacityby hospital managements was one of the worst consequences of the 1974 changes.
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He was referring to the children's officer, but in his speech he sought to narrow thedecision-makingcapacityof the children's officer.
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Evaluations provided vary widely and include neurocognitive, emotional, personality,decision-makingcapacity, and forensic evaluations.
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It measures concept-formation anddecision-makingcapacity.
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Others argue that although biases exist and should support changes in doctor-patient communication, they do not unilaterally diminishdecision-makingcapacityand should not be used to endorse paternalistic policies.
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