Gowda Guru S, Enara Arun, Ali Furkhan, Gowda Mahesh R, Basavarajappa Chethan, Kumar Channaveerachari Naveen, Math Suresh Bada
Dept. of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Hertfordshire Partnership University, NHS Foundation Trust, Hertfordshire, UK.
Indian J Psychol Med. 2020 Oct 14;42(5 Suppl):16S-22S. doi: 10.1177/0253717620959781. eCollection 2020 Oct.
Consent is an essential and important medico-legal prerequisite for a patient's treatment. This necessitates the service provider to participate in the informed consent process and discuss the risk-benefit of the proposed treatment, the best available treatment, engage in shared decision-making process, opportunity to convey their view and thereby limit chances of legal liability for all parties. The clinician should have ample knowledge and skill pertaining to the informed consent process and also have adequate understanding of medical ethics and law. This article provides an overview on informed consent pertaining to telepsychiatric services in India.
同意是患者接受治疗必不可少且重要的医学法律前提条件。这就要求服务提供者参与知情同意过程,讨论拟议治疗的风险与益处、最佳可用治疗方案,参与共同决策过程,让患者有机会表达自己的观点,从而减少各方承担法律责任的可能性。临床医生应具备与知情同意过程相关的丰富知识和技能,同时对医学伦理和法律有充分的理解。本文概述了印度远程精神科服务中的知情同意情况。