Context Hospital care and communication tend to be focused on the individual patient, and
decision making is typically based on the principle of individual autonomy. It can be …

The end of the last century was a particularly vibrant period for feminist bioethics. Almost two
decades on, we reflect on the legacy of the feminist critique of bioethics and investigate the …

This positional paper explores the role of personal networks (family and friends) in caring for
people with mental health problems. Since the eighties, major changes have been made in …

Examples of patients with anorexia nervosa, depression or borderline personality disorder
who have decision-making capacity as currently operationalized, but refuse treatment, are …

Background: Children of parents with a mental illness need support from adult psychiatric
services. Efforts have been made to enhance the knowledge of practitioners in this field so …