title: Meaningful participation of minors with HIV/AIDS in decisions regarding medical treatment. Balancing the rights of children, parents, and state.
abstract: The ability to define clinical classifications and articulate theoretical frameworks must be balanced with deep respect for and awareness of the impact of HIV on clients' lives. Working with these youngsters and their families calls us to dare to be in touch with their very spirits as well as with their clinical issues. So, what should we do for the children? At the risk of oversimplifying, the best answer still is to walk with them.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, Michigan State University, 27 Kellogg Center, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. walkern@msu.edu
authors.forename: Nancy E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003657:Decision Making; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D010358:Patient Participation; D028701:Patient Rights; D016312:Treatment Refusal
keywords: Health Care and Public Health; Professional Patient Relationship