Assessment of Mental Capacity :Guidance for Doctors and Lawyers

Publication subTitle :Guidance for Doctors and Lawyers

Author: British Medical Association  

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year: 2008

E-ISBN: 9780470757307

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780727916716

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780727916716

Subject: D919.3 judicial psychiatry

Language: ENG

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Description

This guide on assessment of people with some sort of mental impairment is a broad ranging report produced jointly by the British Medical Association and the Law Society. It is an authoritative statement on an important area. Its wide ranging coverage makes it essential reading for these groups. The second edition has been revised throughout to bring it right up to date with present requirements.

Chapter

Contents

pp.:  1 – 7

Acknowledgements

pp.:  7 – 12

List of cases

pp.:  12 – 14

List of statutes

pp.:  14 – 17

List of statutory instruments

pp.:  17 – 18

Part I Introduction

pp.:  18 – 19

Part II Legal principles

pp.:  19 – 43

Part III Legal tests of capacity

pp.:  43 – 57

Part IV Practical aspects of the assessment of capacity

pp.:  57 – 163

Appendices

pp.:  163 – 193

Useful addresses

pp.:  193 – 239

Further reading

pp.:  239 – 244

Index

pp.:  244 – 246

LastPages

pp.:  246 – 254

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