Why is informed consent overlooked when it comes to psychiatric treatment?!


Question:

Why is informed consent overlooked when it comes to psychiatric treatment?

A study of informed consent reported in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry in April indicates that psychiatry residents often take a “passive approach” in regard to disclosing enough information so that an individual can decide whether or not to agree to a treatment or procedure. Researchers at Columbia University presented 108 psychiatry residents with clinical vignettes describing three hypothetical individuals, with major depression, borderline personality disorder, and neuroses, respectively. Of the 324 completed responses, only eight met the criteria for adequate informed consent, and only three met the criteria for optimal informed consent. However, when the criteria were revised to take the residents’ answering the “patients’” questions into account, a third of the residents met the criteria for all the vignettes. The researchers concluded that residents need to be more active in raising informed consent issues, not merely answer questions when asked. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/...


Answers:

yes I agree, but dont know why it is overlooked and think that the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry should have adressed the why of your question, when you figure it out, let us know. Good luck!




The consumer health information on answer-health.com is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions.
The answer content post by the user, if contains the copyright content please contact us, we will immediately remove it.
Copyright © 2007-2011 answer-health.com -   Terms of Use -   Contact us

Health Categories