Consultation Service Utilization
In instances of parent-child disagreement, 65% of physicians felt either somewhat or very likely to obtain an ethics consultation (Figure 4). Age was only a consideration for 10% of physicians, and a combination of age and maturity was considered in 15% of patients. 58% were somewhat or very likely to obtain a psychiatric consultation to evaluate the child’s decision-making capacity (Figure 4). A minority of physicians (40%) altered their responses based on age and/or maturity, with consideration of only age in 10% and a combination of age and maturity in 25% (5% did not follow a discernable pattern).