title: Assessment of treatment decision-making capacity in a medically ill patient.
authors.affiliation: Section on Geropsychiatry, VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA 91343.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kloezen
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Fitten
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steinberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D026686:Beneficence; D032882:Comprehension; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D026706:Paternalism; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010349:Patient Compliance; D026684:Personal Autonomy