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‘Delusional’ consent in somatic treatment: the emblematic case of electroconvulsive therapy

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  • Giuseppe Bersani Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of Rome La Sapienza, Roma, Lazio, Italy PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Francesca Pacitti Department of Clinical Sciences and Applied Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila Department of Clinical Sciences and Applied Biotechnology, L'Aquila, Italy PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Angela Iannitelli Department of Clinical Sciences and Applied Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila Department of Clinical Sciences and Applied Biotechnology, L'Aquila, Italy Psychoanalytical Centre of Rome (CPdR), Rome, Italy International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA), London, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Angela Iannitelli, Department of Clinical Sciences and Applied Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila Department of Clinical Sciences and Applied Biotechnology, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy; iannitelliangela{at}gmail.com
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Bersani G, Pacitti F, Iannitelli A
‘Delusional’ consent in somatic treatment: the emblematic case of electroconvulsive therapy
Journal of Medical Ethics 2020;46:392-396.

Publication history

  • Received April 26, 2019
  • Revised December 17, 2019
  • Accepted January 10, 2020
  • First published February 13, 2020.
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May 29, 2020

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