Decision-Making Capacity of Elderly Patients with Mixed Depression-Anxiety Disorder

Luís Fonseca; Francesco Monteleone; Andreia Gonçalves; Guilhermina Rego; Rui Nunes

doi:10.20344/amp.19682

Decision-Making Capacity of Elderly Patients with Mixed Depression-Anxiety Disorder

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Luís Fonseca Bioethics Department. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. Porto; Psychiatry Department. Hospital Senhora da Oliveira. Guimarães.
Francesco Monteleone Psychiatry Department. Hospital Senhora da Oliveira. Guimarães.
Andreia Gonçalves Psychiatry Department. Hospital Senhora da Oliveira. Guimarães.
Guilhermina Rego Bioethics Department. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. Porto.
Rui Nunes Bioethics Department. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. Porto.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.19682

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Aged, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Health Literacy, Informed Consent

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2023-04-12

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Fonseca L, Monteleone F, Gonçalves A, Rego G, Nunes R. Decision-Making Capacity of Elderly Patients with Mixed Depression-Anxiety Disorder. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 12 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];36(6):443-5. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/19682

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