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  • Title: World psychiatric association section of old age psychiatry consensus statement on ethics and capacity in older people with mental disorders.
    Author: Katona C, Chiu E, Adelman S, Baloyannis S, Camus V, Firmino H, Gove D, Graham N, Ghebrehiwet T, Icelli I, Ihl R, Kalasic A, Leszek L, Kim S, Lima Cde M, Peisah C, Tataru N, Warner J.
    Journal: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry; 2009 Dec; 24(12):1319-24. PubMed ID: 19472302.
    Abstract:
    The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Section of Old Age Psychiatry, since 1997, has developed Consensus Statements relevant to the practice of Old Age Psychiatry. Since 2006 the Section has worked to develop a Consensus Statement on Ethics and Capacity in older people with mental disorders, which was completed in Prague, September 2008, prior to the World Congress in Psychiatry. This Consensus meets one of the goals of the WPA Action Plan 2008-2011, "to promote the highest ethical standards in psychiatric practice and advocate the rights of persons with mental disorders in all regions of the world". This Consensus Statement offers to mental health clinicians caring for older people with mental disorders, caregivers, other health professionals and the general public the setting out of and discourse in ethical principles which can often be complex and challenging, supported by practical guidance in meeting such ethical needs and standards, and to encouraged good clinical practice.
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