Bipolar disorder and competence.
2 Citations•2023•
Samuel Director
Journal of medical ethics
The view that many (although far from all) individuals with bipolar disorder are competent to consent to a wide variety of things when they are in a manic state is defended.
Abstract
In this paper, I examine the connections between bipolar disorder and consent. I defend the view that many (although far from all) individuals with bipolar disorder are competent to consent to a wide variety of things when they are in a manic state.