title: Ethical reasoning and informed consent in occupational therapy.
abstract: Two major ethical theories, the teleological and the deontological, are defined and briefly discussed. A subsequent discussion explores how the ethical principles of informed consent and patient autonomy operate in medical decisions. The application to occupational therapy is left for the reader's judgment.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Services, Springfield Hospital Center, Sykesville, Maryland 21784.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kyler-Hutchison
mesh_terms: D032882:Comprehension; D030881:Disclosure; D028663:Ethical Theory; D004989:Ethics; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D014481:United States