title: Urgent assessment of decision-making capacity in a patient with schizophrenia and an evolving myocardial infarction who is refusing care.
authors.affiliation: Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. Electronic address: sean.ackerman@vtmednet.org.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ackerman
authors.affiliation: Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
authors.forename: Matthew W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.affiliation: Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
authors.forename: Amber F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kostial
authors.affiliation: Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rabinowitz
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology*