Questions of autonomy and patient protection in respect of refusals of medical treatment.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1017849

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The aim of the research is to critically evaluate: 1) the right to autonomy in health care, and the parameters of countervailing ethical considerations including the need to protect vulnerable people; and 2) the current legal framework through which these competing ethical considerations above are balanced, including the law of consent to medical treatment and mental health schemes providing for involuntary treatment of patients.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $78,492.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Mental Health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

access to health care | chronic illness | delusional disorder | depression | legal issues | mental illness | mood disorders | public health policy | suicide

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