Bipolar disorder and competence

Journal of Medical Ethics 50 (10):703-707 (2024)
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In this paper, I examine the connections between bipolar disorder and consent. I defend the view that many (although far from all) individuals with bipolar disorder are competent to consent to a wide variety of things when they are in a manic state.

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Samuel Director
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What it is like to be manic: a response to Director.Nuala B. Kane - 2024 - Journal of Medical Ethics 50 (10):716-717.

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Deciding for Others: The Ethics of Surrogate Decision Making.Allen E. Buchanan & Dan W. Brock - 1989 - New York: Cambridge University Press. Edited by Dan W. Brock.
Cynthia's dilemma: Consenting to heroin prescription.Louis C. Charland - 2002 - American Journal of Bioethics 2 (2):37-47.

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