title: Medical decision and patient's preference: 'much ethics' and more trust always needed.
abstract: There is much discussion on medical ethics literature regarding the importance of the patients' right for self-determination. We discuss some of the limitations of patient's autonomy with the aim to draw attention to the ethical complexity of medical decision making in the everyday clinical practice.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anyfantakis
authors.forename: Emmanouil K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Symvoulakis
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000941:ethics; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D004645:Empathy / Q000941:ethics; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics; D016743:Mental Competency; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D035502:Trust