Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…INTRODUCTION Since the mid-twentieth century, scholars have increasingly rejected a strong paternalistic relationship between physician and patient, emphasizing the right of patients to accept or decline medical treatment.[1] With this greater emphasis on patient autonomy, a healthcare model of shared decision-making ascended in the 1980s.[2] Considering limitations in a patient’s capacity to make informed decisions in their treatment, the US Congress passed the Patient Self-Determination Act in 1990.[3] The act legally obliged hospitals and other care facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to ask patients if they have an advance directive. …”
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Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada by Chloe Eunice Panganiban, Srushhti Trivedi

“…Deontology: The Duty to Recognize Vulnerability and Relieve Suffering The argument here begins with the fundamental focus of deontology—that moral duty lies in an action rather than in its consequences. …”
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