TY - JOUR
T1 - Competence in chronic mental illness: the relevance of practical wisdom
T2 - The relevance of practical wisdom
AU - Widdershoven, G.A.M.
AU - Ruissen, A.
AU - van Balkom, A.J.L.M.
AU - Meynen, G.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The concept of competence is central to healthcare because informed consent can only be obtained from a competent patient. The standard approach to competence focuses on cognitive abilities. Several authors have challenged this approach by emphasising the role of emotions and values. Combining cognition, emotion and values, we suggest an approach which is based on the notion of practical wisdom. This focuses on knowledge and on determining what is important in a specific situation and finding a balance between various values, which are enacted in an individual's personal life. Our approach is illustrated by two cases of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
AB - The concept of competence is central to healthcare because informed consent can only be obtained from a competent patient. The standard approach to competence focuses on cognitive abilities. Several authors have challenged this approach by emphasising the role of emotions and values. Combining cognition, emotion and values, we suggest an approach which is based on the notion of practical wisdom. This focuses on knowledge and on determining what is important in a specific situation and finding a balance between various values, which are enacted in an individual's personal life. Our approach is illustrated by two cases of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84973375610&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2014-102575
DO - https://doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2014-102575
M3 - Article
C2 - 27165839
SN - 0306-6800
VL - 43
SP - 374
EP - 378
JO - Journal of medical ethics
JF - Journal of medical ethics
IS - 6
ER -