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would be the same for all decisions (and not decision-specific). Finally, although the US government has not ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, American physicians certainly agree that their ethical duty when assessing capacity is to assess the patient’s abilities and, where possible, assist incapacitated patients in regaining capacity. The American psychiatric literature is replete with exhortations to restore capacity or enhance decision-making abilities following a finding of incapacity. We hope that our editorial provides guidance on one aspect of that process of assessment and assistance.