Dimond, Bridgit <br/><br/>
The legal aspects of mental capacity / 
Bridgit Dimond 
 - Oxford, UK ;  Malden, MA :  Blackwell Pub.,  2008 
 - xvi, 417 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405133593 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405133597 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Great Britain. Mental Capacity Act 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mental Competency--legislation & jurisprudence--Great Britain<br/>Informed Consent--legislation & jurisprudence--Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>W32.5 FA1  / D582L 2008