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E-Patient Counseling Trial (E-PACO): Computer Based Education versus Nurse Counseling for Patients to Prepare for Colonoscopy
Published on: August 1, 2019
Pearls: in evaluating patient capacity to make medical decisions
Rajnish Mago1, Elisabeth J S Kunkel, James Stinnett
1Dr. Mago is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry from Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Abstract:
Evaluations of patients' capacity to make medical decisions are among the most common and most complex consultations that psychiatrists are asked to perform. We describe tips that we have found to be helpful while performing capacity evaluations. We also share tips that should help the clinician make up his or her mind regarding the patient following capacity evaluations.
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