title: The right to refuse treatment: an application of the economic principles of decision-making under uncertainty.
abstract: When courts do not defer to professional medical judgement alternative ways must be found to make treatment decisions for persons who are deemed incompetent. Rather than impose the preferences of society upon the mentally ill individual, US courts favoured alternative procedures such as substituted judgement and the principle of the patient's best interest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Gigliotti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Gigliortti
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D035501:Uncertainty; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents