As healthcare systems across Europe deal with an increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment, family doctors are emerging as key players in assessing and supporting patients' decision-making ...

The average adult makes approximately 35,000 decisions daily, from the mundane selection of breakfast cereals to consequential professional judgments. Yet this constant choosing exacts a toll that ...

Advance decisions to refuse treatment may be made by individuals who anticipate that at some point in the future they may lack the mental capacity to make a decision. These decisions are legally ...

Surrogate decision makers for a patient are obligated to make health care decisions based on what the patient would have wanted if it is known. During morning clinic, one of your older patients ...