Clear and convincing evidence—namely, respondent's testimony and the testimony of two attending physicians at the hospital, one of whom was a board-certified psychiatrist—supports the court's determination that respondent lacks decision-making capacity (see Public Health Law § 2994-c [6]; Addington v Texas,
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