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Ethics Considerations in Laws Restricting Incapacitated Patients' Access to ECT

Ana S. Iltis, Reese Fortier, Noah Ontjes and William V. McCall
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2023, 51 (1) 47-55; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.220029-21
Ana S. Iltis
Dr. Iltis is Professor of Philosophy, Carlson Professor of University Studies, and Director, Center for Bioethics, Health and Society; Ms. Fortier is an undergraduate student; and Mr. Ontjes is a graduate student, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. McCall is Department Chair, Case Distinguished University Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, and Executive Vice Dean, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA.
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Reese Fortier
Dr. Iltis is Professor of Philosophy, Carlson Professor of University Studies, and Director, Center for Bioethics, Health and Society; Ms. Fortier is an undergraduate student; and Mr. Ontjes is a graduate student, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. McCall is Department Chair, Case Distinguished University Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, and Executive Vice Dean, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA.
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Noah Ontjes
Dr. Iltis is Professor of Philosophy, Carlson Professor of University Studies, and Director, Center for Bioethics, Health and Society; Ms. Fortier is an undergraduate student; and Mr. Ontjes is a graduate student, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. McCall is Department Chair, Case Distinguished University Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, and Executive Vice Dean, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA.
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William V. McCall
Dr. Iltis is Professor of Philosophy, Carlson Professor of University Studies, and Director, Center for Bioethics, Health and Society; Ms. Fortier is an undergraduate student; and Mr. Ontjes is a graduate student, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. McCall is Department Chair, Case Distinguished University Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, and Executive Vice Dean, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA.
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Ana S. Iltis, Reese Fortier, Noah Ontjes, William V. McCall
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Mar 2023, 51 (1) 47-55; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.220029-21

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Ana S. Iltis, Reese Fortier, Noah Ontjes, William V. McCall
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Mar 2023, 51 (1) 47-55; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.220029-21
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