Mental Capacity Assessments for COVID-19 Patients: Emergency Admissions and the CARD Approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s11673-020-10055-2
Abstract: The doctrine of consent (or informed consent, as it is called in North America) is built upon presumptions of mental capacity. Those presumptions must be tested according to legal rules that may be difficult to… read more here.
Keywords: patients emergency; covid patients; capacity; card approach ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the MCAST, a multidisciplinary toolkit to improve mental capacity assessment.
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DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1765030
Abstract: Purpose: To evaluate the usability and acceptability of the Mental Capacity Assessment Support Toolkit (MCAST) in healthcare settings and whether its use was associated with increased legal compliance and assessor confidence.Materials and methods: A mixed… read more here.
Keywords: capacity; assessor confidence; capacity assessment; mcast ... See more keywords
How Bioethics and Case Law Diverge in Assessments of Mental Capacity: An Argument for a Narrative Coherence Standard
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DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2019.1704917
Abstract: Abstract Clinical assessments of mental capacity have long been guided by four basic cognitive criteria (understanding, appreciation, ability to reason, communication of decision), distilled directly from widespread legal precedent in common law cases of informed… read more here.
Keywords: capacity; assessments mental; narrative coherence; standard ... See more keywords
Is mental capacity in the eye of the beholder
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DOI: 10.1108/amhid-11-2016-0035
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper – written by a practising barrister specialising in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 – is to survey law and practice in England and Wales with a view to sketch… read more here.
Keywords: eye beholder; mental capacity; capacity; capacity eye ... See more keywords
Is there a broader role for independent mental capacity advocates in critical care? An exploratory study
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DOI: 10.1111/nicc.12290
Abstract: BACKGROUND This research explores the current and potential future role of independent mental capacity advocates (IMCAs) in critical care. The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) of 2005 introduced IMCAs as advocates for patients without anyone to… read more here.
Keywords: role imcas; mental capacity; role; critical care ... See more keywords
Cultural conceptions of mental capacity
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DOI: 10.1177/1747016117718727
Abstract: In order to give legally recognized consent to, or refusal of, medical treatment or research, there are several necessary conditions. These are that: (i) the patient is given enough information on which to base a… read more here.
Keywords: decision; conceptions mental; cultural conceptions; capacity ... See more keywords
Mental capacity to consent to treatment and the association with outcome: a longitudinal study in patients with anorexia nervosa
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DOI: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.116.003905
Abstract: Background Relevance of diminished mental capacity in anorexia nervosa (AN) to course of disorder is unknown. Aims To examine prognostic relevance of diminished mental capacity in AN. Method A longitudinal study was conducted in 70… read more here.
Keywords: anorexia nervosa; capacity; mental capacity; diminished mental ... See more keywords
A Practical Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Putting the Principles of the Act into Practice
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DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.115.052787
Abstract: A Practical Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Putting the Principles of the Act into Practice By Matthew Graham and Jakki Cowley Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2015, £17.90, pb, 192 pp. ISBN: 9781849055208 The Mental… read more here.
Keywords: practical guide; mental capacity; act 2005; capacity act ... See more keywords
A Clinician's Brief Guide to the Mental Capacity Act (2nd edn)
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DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.116.054783
Abstract: A Clinician's Brief Guide to the Mental Capacity Act (2nd edn) By Nick Brindle, Tim Branton, Alison Stansfield and Tony Zigmond RCPsych Publications 2015, £18 (£16.20 for College members), pb, 144 pp. ISBN: 9781909726420 This… read more here.
Keywords: brief guide; capacity; clinician brief; capacity act ... See more keywords
Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016†
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DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.117.056945
Abstract: Summary Mental health legislation in Northern Ireland has always been separate from legislation in the rest of the UK; the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order (MHO) had been in place since 1986. In common with… read more here.
Keywords: northern ireland; capacity act; act northern; ireland ... See more keywords
The Mental Capacity Act: 'Best interests'-a review of the literature.
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DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2017.22.8.384
Abstract: The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) is statutory legislation introduced in 2007 in order to provide a consistent, robust framework with the aim to protect and empower people to make decisions themselves. However, an assessment as… read more here.
Keywords: decision; best interests; capacity act; review literature ... See more keywords