Caring for Older People: Some legal aspects of mental capacity
- 20 July 1996
- Vol. 313 (7050) , 156-158
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.313.7050.156
Abstract
This article discusses some practical matters which arise when competence to make decisions is in question. Consent, testamentary capacity, powers of attorney, the Court of Protection, "living wills," and research on people with dementia are briefly considered.Keywords
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