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Deep brain stimulation and revising the Mental Health Act: the case for intervention-specific safeguards
Jonathan Pugh1, Tipu Aziz2, Jonathan Herring3
1Research Fellow in Applied Moral Philosophy,The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford,UK.
Abstract:
Under the current Mental Health Act of England and Wales, it is lawful to perform deep brain stimulation in the absence of consent and independent approval. We argue against the Care Quality Commission's preferred strategy of addressing this problematic issue, and offer recommendations for deep brain stimulation-specific provisions in a revised Mental Health Act.Declaration of interestT.A. is a paid consultant for Boston Scientific, Medtronic and St. Jude Medical. He has received honoraria from Abbott, Boston and Medtronics and served as consultant to all three.
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