The assessment of mental capacity

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 580-584

  Hotopf, Matthew ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Delirium; Dementia; Law and medicine; Mental capacity; Mental disorders; Mental health law

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 29244468536     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-6-580     Document Type: Review

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