A systematic review of the literature on ethical aspects of transitional care between child- and adult-orientated health services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare policy and academic literature have promoted improving the transitional care of young people leaving child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). Despite the availability of guidance on good practice, there seems to be no readily accessible, coherent ethical analysis of transition. The ethical principles of non-maleficence, beneficence, justice and respect for autonomy can be used to justify the need for further enquiry into the ethical pros and cons of this drive to improve transitional care. The objective of this systematic review was therefore to systematically search for existing ethical literature on child- to adult-orientated health service transitions and to critically appraise and collate the literature, whether empirical or normative.

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SUBMITTER: Paul M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6052672 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature