title: Why autonomy needs help.
abstract: Some argue that to be effective in healthcare settings autonomy needs to be strengthened. The author thinks autonomy is fundamentally inadequate in healthcare settings and requires supplementation by experience-based paternalism on the part of doctors and healthcare providers.
authors.forename: Arthur L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Caplan
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D003068:Coercion; D032882:Comprehension; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D026706:Paternalism; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011057:Politics