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Adolescent Brain Development and Medical Decision-making by Diekema, Douglas S. is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Adolescent Brain Development and Medical Decision-making about?
With a few notable exceptions, adolescents do not possess the legal authority to provide consent for or refuse medical interventions. However, in some situations, the question arises regarding whether a mature minor should be permitted to make a life-altering medical decision that would be challenged if made by the minor's parent. In this article, I explore what we currently know about the adolescent brain and how that knowledge should frame our understanding of adolescent decision-making. The prevailing approach to determining when adolescents should have their decisions respected in the medical and legal context, an approach that is focused on establishing capacity under a traditional informed consent model, will be reviewed and critiqued. I will suggest that the traditional model is insufficient and explore the implications for the adolescent role in health care decision-making.
Who reads Adolescent Brain Development and Medical Decision-making?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Medicine.
- Author
- Diekema, Douglas S.
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatrics; American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (ISSN 0031-4005)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)