The Use of Neuroscience and Psychological Measurement in England's Court of Protection

The 2005 Mental Capacity Act of England and Wales provides a description in statute law of a test determining if a person lacks “mental capacity” to take a particular decision and describes how the “best interests” of such a person should be determined. The Act established a new Court of Protection...

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Main Authors: Andrew McWilliams, Stephen M. Fleming, Anthony S. David, Gareth Owen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.570709/full