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I have an essay right now and didnt know where else to ask, what is your opinion on a suicidal patient asking for DNACPR?
Against the mental capacity act, do they have capacity? This patient has no alcohol or substance misuse, they have had a history of alcohol addiction ten years ago but that has stopped now.
I'd love to hear anybody's thoughts on this.
Against the mental capacity act, do they have capacity? This patient has no alcohol or substance misuse, they have had a history of alcohol addiction ten years ago but that has stopped now.
I'd love to hear anybody's thoughts on this.
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(Original post by aspiringgmedicc)
I have an essay right now and didnt know where else to ask, what is your opinion on a suicidal patient asking for DNACPR?
Against the mental capacity act, do they have capacity? This patient has no alcohol or substance misuse, they have had a history of alcohol addiction ten years ago but that has stopped now.
I'd love to hear anybody's thoughts on this.
I have an essay right now and didnt know where else to ask, what is your opinion on a suicidal patient asking for DNACPR?
Against the mental capacity act, do they have capacity? This patient has no alcohol or substance misuse, they have had a history of alcohol addiction ten years ago but that has stopped now.
I'd love to hear anybody's thoughts on this.
It all boils down to: do they have capacity, and if not is it likely to be reversible with time and treatment.
Remember, however "silly" the decision a patient seems to make, medical professionals will have to respect that. It's the first pillar, out of the four pillar of ethics.
Here's more information from the Royal College of Psychiatrists: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-hea...ty-and-the-law
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The alcohol addiction 10 years ago and the fact that they are suicidal are only red herring.
It all boils down to: do they have capacity, and if not is it likely to be reversible with time and treatment.
Remember, however "silly" the decision a patient seems to make, medical professionals will have to respect that. It's the first pillar, out of the four pillar of ethics.
Here's more information from the Royal College of Psychiatrists: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-hea...ty-and-the-law
The alcohol addiction 10 years ago and the fact that they are suicidal are only red herring.
It all boils down to: do they have capacity, and if not is it likely to be reversible with time and treatment.
Remember, however "silly" the decision a patient seems to make, medical professionals will have to respect that. It's the first pillar, out of the four pillar of ethics.
Here's more information from the Royal College of Psychiatrists: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-hea...ty-and-the-law
-Understand the information relevant to the decision
-Retain that information
-Use or weight up that information as part of the process of making the decision
The patient is able to do all of them so he does have the capacity to make decisions.
I just thought that because he is suicidal and a DNACPR would lead him to dying if he did have another heart attack, it would be some form of suicide without him directly taking his own life. I'm not sure if I'm making any sense in this sentence, I do hope you get where I am coming from. Sorry! I think the history of alcohol abuse and the fact they are suicidal is definitely a red herring.
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(Original post by aspiringgmedicc)
I have an essay right now and didnt know where else to ask, what is your opinion on a suicidal patient asking for DNACPR?
Against the mental capacity act, do they have capacity? This patient has no alcohol or substance misuse, they have had a history of alcohol addiction ten years ago but that has stopped now.
I'd love to hear anybody's thoughts on this.
I have an essay right now and didnt know where else to ask, what is your opinion on a suicidal patient asking for DNACPR?
Against the mental capacity act, do they have capacity? This patient has no alcohol or substance misuse, they have had a history of alcohol addiction ten years ago but that has stopped now.
I'd love to hear anybody's thoughts on this.
There would need to be a very thorough capacity assessment. It's also worth considering that the individual's ability to weigh up information to make a decision may be impaired if they are severely depressed and acutely suicidal, which would mean that they would then lack capacity - I would say that this would be likely grounds to be able to trigger an assessment under the mental health act.
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