Using the patient’s worldview to challenge his or her decision and establish a treatment plan—implying the view is shared by the physician when it is not—could be seen as manipulative and deceptive.
Decision-making capacity can be preserved in patients with mental illness and should be formally assessed in the context of their values and past decisions.
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10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.5.ecas1-1705.