Clinical Case Database / Category: Patient Management
Assessing mental capacity
Publication details
Dr Ehab Hegazi, MBBCh, MSc, MRCPsych, Cert Med Ed
Foundation Years Journal, volume 6, issue 6, p.24 (123Doc Education, London, June 2012)
Abstract
A person's capacity to make decisions can be affected by many medical conditions. Some have permanent or long-term effects, while others have only a short-term or intermittent effect. Examples include a stroke, dementia, a learning disability or a mental illness.
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Authors
Dr Ehab Hegazi, MBBCh, MSc, MRCPsych, Cert Med Ed
Consultant Psychiatrist for Older Adults
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
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