Assessment of mental capacity in psychiatric inpatients

Assessment of mental capacity in psychiatric inpatients

Background: As per the Mental Health Care Act (MHCA) 2017, the construct of mental capacity assessment aims to define an individual's ability to make autonomous decisions. It provides a legal framework for mental health professionals to assess a person's ability to make treatment-related d...

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Main Authors: Isha Ahluwalia, Najamus Saquib Siddiqui, Sandeep Kondepi, K Chandrasekhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Telangana Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
autonomy
capacity assessment
mental capacity
mental health care act
Online Access:http://www.tjpipstsb.org/article.asp?issn=2455-8559;year=2021;volume=7;issue=2;spage=101;epage=104;aulast=Ahluwalia

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