Capacity to give evidence in court: Issues that may arise when a client with dementia is a victim of crime

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 324-326

  Jones, Rowena ^a   Elliott, Tony ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Shelton Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPETENCE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MISUSE; FORGERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIDEORECORDING; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WITNESS;

EID: 24944553485     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.29.9.324     Document Type: Article

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