title: Paternalism reigns!: Assessing capacity to consent to treatment.
authors.affiliation: National Health Service Kilmarnock, United Kingdom dr.mcelveen@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McElveen
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D016743:Mental Competency; D026706:Paternalism; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations