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Evaluating decisions in mental capacity assessments

โœ Scribed by Michel Silberfeld

Book ID
102848196
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
607 KB
Volume
9
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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โœฆ Synopsis

One hundred and eleven capacity assessments are described where three criteria to assess the ability to make decisions were investigated. These were ability to identify decision options, the ability to understand the consequences of decisions and the ability to implement decisions. The effectiveness of these criteria in differentiating capable/ incapable patients supports the idea of decision-making capacity or decision-specific capacity. The criteria applied, nevertheless, are not sufficient in all cases to determine capacity.

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