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Children’s Competence to Consent

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  • © 1983

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Editors:
  1. Gary B. Melton

    1. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA

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  2. Gerald P. Koocher

    1. Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Boston, USA
      Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

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  3. Michael J. Saks

    1. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, USA

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Part of the book series: Critical Issues in Social Justice (CISJ)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Children’s Competence to Consent

    1. Children’s Competence to Consent

      • Gary B. Melton
      Pages 1-18

  3. Psychological Issues in Increasing Children’s Self-Determination

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Decision Making by Children

      • Gary B. Melton
      Pages 21-40

    3. Social Psychological Perspectives on the Problem of Consent

      • Michael J. Saks
      Pages 41-53

  4. Children’s Consent to Treatment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Consent to Medical Care for Minors

      • Walter J. Wadlington
      Pages 57-74

    3. Decision Making Related to Health

      • Charles E. Lewis
      Pages 75-91

    4. Informed Consent and Pediatric Care

      • Michael A. Grodin, Joel J. Alpert
      Pages 93-110

    5. Competence to Consent

      • Gerald P. Koocher
      Pages 111-128

  5. Children’s Consent in Nonmedical Areas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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    2. Juveniles’ Consent in Delinquency Proceedings

      • Thomas Grisso
      Pages 131-148

    3. Children as Participants in Psychoeducational Assessment

      • Donald N. Bersoff
      Pages 149-177

    4. Children and Consent to Participate in Research

      • Patricia Keith-Spiegel
      Pages 179-211

  6. Implementing Consent Standards

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. Preparing Children for Decision Making

      • June Louin Tapp, Gary B. Melton
      Pages 215-234

    3. Involving Children in Decisions Affecting Their Own Welfare

      • Lois A. Weithorn
      Pages 235-260

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 261-270
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA

    Gary B. Melton

  • Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Boston, USA

    Gerald P. Koocher

  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    Gerald P. Koocher

  • Boston College, Chestnut Hill, USA

    Michael J. Saks

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Children’s Competence to Consent

  • Editors: Gary B. Melton, Gerald P. Koocher, Michael J. Saks

  • Series Title: Critical Issues in Social Justice

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4289-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-4291-5Published: 08 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-4289-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1572-1906

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 286

  • Topics: Law and Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology

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