Competence and Vulnerability in Biomedical Research
- Author
- Phil Bielby
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Medical Science
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In this book, the author develops a novel justificatory framework for making judgments of decisional competence to consent to biomedical research with reference to five groups of cognitively vulnerable individuals - older children and adolescents, adults with intellectual disabilities, adults with depression, adults with schizophrenia and adults with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.
Keywords: Medicine / Biomedical research / Competence to consent / Depression / Ethics / John Rawls / Legal capacity / Supported decision-making / Vulnerability / Autonomy / Health / Methodology / Morality / Will
