The Mental Capacity Act 2005: Promoting the citizenship of people with dementia?

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 529-537

  Boyle, Geraldine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Citizenship; Dementia; Liberty; Mental capacity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIVIL RIGHTS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CIVIL RIGHTS; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SCOTLAND; WALES;

EID: 51149096183     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00775.x     Document Type: Article

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