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200 10$aLegal aspects of mental capacity$b[electronic resource] /$fBridgit Dimond
210   $aOxford, U.K. ;$aMalden, Mass. $cBlackwell Pub.$d2008
215   $a1 online resource (450 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-4051-3359-7 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aIntroduction: anatomy of the act and the terms -- Legal and professional background -- Human rights and statutory principles for governing decision making -- Definition of mental incapacity -- Best interests -- Lasting powers of attorney -- Court of protection, deputies and office of public guardian -- Independent mental capacity advocates -- Advance decisions -- Research -- Protection and accountability -- Children and young persons -- Mental capacity and mental disorder -- Organ and tissue removal and retention -- The informal carer -- Wales -- Implementation, resources, and code of practice.
330   $aThe Mental Capacity Act (2005) governs decision-making processes on behalf of adults who are unable to give informed consent, whether they lose mental capacity at some point in their lives due to illness or injury or where the incapacitating condition has been present since birth. Legal Aspects of Mental Capacity will assist practitioners in understanding the basic provisions of the Act and how it applies to their professional responsibilities. It is also intended to be of assistance to the many carers who find themselves in the position of needing to make decisions on behalf of mentally
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606   $aCapacity and disability$zGreat Britain
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