A 9-year-old boy attends a child and adolescent mental health clinic for severe attention deficit hyperactivit…

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A 9-year-old boy attends a child and adolescent mental health clinic for severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The psychiatrist explains the risks, benefits and alternatives of methylphenidate to his mother, who signs the consent form, saying she is choosing what he would want for himself. The psychiatrist then tells the boy, in simple words, that the tablet will help him concentrate at school; he says he is happy to try it and holds out his hand. He cannot name any alternative or any…

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Assent

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Gillick competence

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Implied consent

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Informed consent

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Substituted judgement

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