The myth that capacity assessment entails a two stage test

There is, however, a danger in structuring the decision by looking to s 2(1) primarily as requiring a finding of mental impairment and nothing more and in considering s 2(1) first before then going on to look at s 3(1) as requiring a finding of inability to make a decision.

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ (Online) 2014-03, Vol.348 (mar05 4), p.g1914-g1914
1. Verfasser:	Waite, Jonathan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CAPACITY ASSESSMENT Humans Mental Competency - legislation & jurisprudence Mental Competency - standards Neuropsychological Tests
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Zusammenfassung:	There is, however, a danger in structuring the decision by looking to s 2(1) primarily as requiring a finding of mental impairment and nothing more and in considering s 2(1) first before then going on to look at s 3(1) as requiring a finding of inability to make a decision.
ISSN:	0959-8138 1756-1833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.g1914