Decisional Capacity Among Minors With HIV: A Model for Balancing Autonomy Rights With the Need for Protection

Tiffany Chenneville; Kimberly Sibille; Debra Bendell-Estroff

Decisional Capacity Among Minors With HIV: A Model for Balancing Autonomy Rights With the Need for Protection

Tiffany Chenneville, Kimberly Sibille, Debra Bendell-Estroff

University of South Florida

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Abstract

The purpose of this article is threefold: (a) to describe the relevant ethical and legal issues associated with decisional capacity among minors and to discuss the importance of these concepts for children and adolescents living with HIV, (b) to provide a framework for assessing the decisional capacity of children and adolescents with HIV, and (c) to present a model for thinking about how to use this assessment data to guide action along the protection-autonomy continuum.

Original language	American English
Journal	Default journal
State	Published - Jan 1 2010

Keywords

Psychology
HIV
AIDS
Decisional capacity
Competence
Assent
Consent
Children
Adolescents
Pediatric
Protection
Autonomy
Model

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Psychology

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