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Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Psychology - Consulting, Therapy, grade: 1.7, Free University of Berlin, 13 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Multiple-Criteria Decision Anyalysis (MCDA) can serve as one mean to foster the empowerment of patients in clinical contexts. This paper introduces MCDA as a method to incorporate the expertise of the physician and the values of the patient to reach informed consent in therapy decisions. The physician thereby does not simply give advice ( Advice Giving and Taking ), but works together with the patient to find a suitable therapy solution. Firstly, the paternalistic, the expert and the shared decision-making approach in the clinical context are compared. Secondly, two decision-analytic methods are applied to a therapy decision. A decision-tree model is useD to for a simple eye surgery decision. The more applicable Multiple-Criteria Decision Analysis is applied to solve a pregnancy prevention decision. Finally, the relevance of a qualitative MCDA approach in clinical contexts is discussed.

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