Author:
Pugh Jonathan,Aziz Tipu,Herring Jonathan,Savulescu Julian
Abstract
Under the current Mental Health Act of England and Wales, it is lawful to perform deep brain stimulation in the absence of consent and independent approval. We argue against the Care Quality Commission's preferred strategy of addressing this problematic issue, and offer recommendations for deep brain stimulation-specific provisions in a revised Mental Health Act.Declaration of interestT.A. is a paid consultant for Boston Scientific, Medtronic and St. Jude Medical. He has received honoraria from Abbott, Boston and Medtronics and served as consultant to all three.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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