Mental capacity, diagnosis and insight in psychiatric in-patients: A cross-sectional study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1389-1398

  Owen, G S ^a   David, A S ^a   Richardson, G ^a   Szmukler, G ^a   Hayward, P ^a   Hotopf, M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insight; Medical ethics; Mental capacity; Mental health law

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PATIENT; PSYCHOSIS;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AWARENESS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 69549102872     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291708004637     Document Type: Article

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