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‘Mentally Incapacitated Adults and Decision Making’: implications of the Law Commission consultation paper for old age psychiatrists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

S. M. Benbow ,
R. Jones ,
G. Rands  and
J. P. Wattis
S. M. Benbow
Affiliation:
Members of the Section of Old Age Psychiatry
R. Jones
Affiliation:
Members of the Section of Old Age Psychiatry
G. Rands
Affiliation:
Members of the Section of Old Age Psychiatry
J. P. Wattis
Affiliation:
Members of the Section of Old Age Psychiatry
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Old age psychiatrists' main concern with regard to incapacity is with patients with dementia. Dementia is predominantly a disorder of old age, probably affecting over half a million people in the UK, and it inevitably affects decision-making capacity. The 1983 Mental Health Act does not appear to have been framed with particular consideration for this group and it is vital that any new laws pay special attention to people with dementia.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 16 , Issue 12 , December 1992 , pp. 740 - 742
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