Assessing Mental Capacity

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<P>This practical, how-to handbook provides essential resources to help clinicians and other professionals assess mental capacity in key decisions. The book illustrates the basics of capacity assessments before discussing a variety of complex issues of which professionals will need to be aware. Offering expertise from a multi-disciplinary perspective, the book provides hands-on coverage of mental capacity law (concentrating on England and Wales). </P><P>This book is accompanied by online resources including semi-structured interviews and a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) questionnaire which can be downloaded and used for clinical cases, as well as further examples, information and tips. Please visit www.assessingcapacity.com. </P><P></P><P>Chapters are written by a variety of different professionals with extensive experience in the assessment of mental capacity. Coverage includes:</P><UL><P><LI>Explanations of mental capacity law and how to put it into practice across a range of set