The therapeutic misconception and our models of competency and informed consent
Authors
Lidz, Charles W.UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PsychiatryDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2006-08-03Keywords
BioethicsHumans
Informed Consent
Mental Competency
Personal Autonomy
United States
Health Services Research
Mental and Social Health
Psychiatric and Mental Health
Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Psychology
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The doctrine of informed consent rests on empirical claims. This is true particularly of what commentators have characterized as the "strong" model of informed consent. This model assumes that if adequate information is given to a competent individual, understanding will result and, permitted to make a voluntary decision, the individual will make a rational decision. However, the "therapeutic misconception" posits that individuals may confuse the goals of research with those of treatment and may make decisions that do not rest on adequate understanding. This article reviews research suggesting that this may in fact be true, and concludes that, as a result, traditional notions of informed consent may not yield results consistent with the assumptions on which the doctrine of informed consent rests.Source
Behav Sci Law. 2006;24(4):535-46. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1002/bsl.700Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/45003PubMed ID
16883621Related Resources
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10.1002/bsl.700