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Peter Lepping1, Tom Palmstierna2, Bevinahalli N Raveesh2
1Peter Lepping, MSc, MD, MRCPsych, Wrexham Community Mental Health Team, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Ty Derbyn, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, Centre for Mental Health and Society, Bangor University, and Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, India; Tom Palmstierna, MD, PhD, Forensic Psychiatric Outpatient Unit, Stockholm Addiction Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, and Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Bevinahalli N. Raveesh, MSc, MD, MBA, LLB, LLM, Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India peter.lepping@wales.nhs.uk.
Abstract:
We explore whether we can reduce paternalism by increasing patient autonomy. We argue that autonomy should not have any automatic priority over other ethical values. Thus, balancing autonomy v. other ethical pillars and finding the optimal balance between the patient's wishes and those of other relevant stakeholders such as the patient's family has to be dynamic over time.
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