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Deep brain stimulation and revising the Mental Health Act: the case for intervention-specific safeguards

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...

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Autores principales: Pugh, Jonathan, Aziz, Tipu, Herring, Jonathan, Savulescu, Julian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6420052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30774052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2018.200