Competency and use of the Mental Health Act – a matrix to aid decision-making
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Aims and MethodCompetence in patients with mental illness is an issue of growing importance. We present a matrix that provides a new tool to separate the elements involved.ResultsThis matrix is compatible with, and makes explicit, the Richardson Committee's suggestions concerning the incorporation of a test of capacity in Mental Health Act assessments.Clinical ImplicationsWe suggest that use of this matrix may offer practical help to clinicians in arriving at a clear understanding of each clinical situation and guide good practice in the use of the Mental Health Act, particularly in problematic cases.
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2014 ◽
Vol 11
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pp. 105-118
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2010 ◽
Vol 34
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pp. 29-36
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2020 ◽
Vol 71
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pp. 101563
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