CC312 Lecture Notes - Canadian Mental Health Association, Involuntary Commitment, Medicalization
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Week three civil commitment, ontario"s mental health act & Medical decision-making capacity is the ability of a patient to understand the benefits and risks of, and the alternatives to, a proposed treatment or intervention (including no treatment). Patients have medical decision-making capacity if they can demonstrate understanding of the situation, appreciation of the consequences of their decision, and reasoning in their thought process, and if they can communicate their wishes (barstow, shahan & roberts, 2018, An independent provincial tribunal, the consent and capacity board"s (ccb) mission is the fair and accessible adjudication of consent and capacity issues, balancing the rights of vulnerable individuals with public safety (consent and capacity board, 2015, para. If a physician believes a person is a risk to themselves or others, they can write a form 1. With a form 1, the person may remain in hospital for up to. 72 hours while they receive an emergency assessment (centre for.
