title: Informed consent in adult psychiatry.
abstract: This article addresses some of the groundwork of informed consent in people with mental illness whose decision-making capacity has obviously been compromised. This article examines four crucial aspects in particular, namely: i) the main elements of informed consent; ii) difficulties pertaining to psychiatric illnesses; iii) the effect of psychiatric disorders on the patient's capability; iv) how to assess situations in which consents may not be required.
authors.affiliation: Senior Registrar, Department of Behavioral Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Al-Khoud, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Ahmed Bait
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Amer
keywords: Adult psychiatry; Assessment; Competency; Ethical dilemma; Informed consent; Psychiatric disorders; Voluntarism
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