Skip to main content

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

align
annotate
download

Concept information

... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > mental health law > capacity to consent to treatment
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > mental health law > capacity to consent to treatment

Preferred term

capacity to consent to treatment  

Definition

  • The capacity to consent to treatment, also known as treatment consent capacity (TCC) and medical decisionmaking capacity, is a civil legal capacity with important ethical, legal, and functional aspects. TCC is a fundamental aspect of personal autonomy and selfdetermination and refers to a person's cognitive and emotional capacity to consent to medical treatment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Capacity to Consent to Treatment]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TDXTQN7H-2

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD