The capacity of people with a 'mental disability' to make a health care decision

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 295-306

  Wong, J G ^b   Clare, I C H ^a   Holland, A J ^b   Watson, P C ^b   Gunn, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; LEGAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL RETARDATION; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0034014378     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700001768     Document Type: Article

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