Does a mental health patient have the capacity to make a decision about medical treatment?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from RJ v Zalan, 2016 ONSC 2337 (CanLII):
The fact that the patient has a mental condition does not preclude the patient having the capacity to make a decision about medical treatment: Neto v. Klukach, supra at para. 12.
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