TY - BOOK AU - Dimond,Bridgit TI - The legal aspects of mental capacity SN - 9781405133593 (pbk. : alk. paper) PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford, UK, Malden, MA PB - Blackwell Pub. KW - Great Britain KW - Mental Capacity Act 2005 KW - Mental Competency KW - legislation & jurisprudence KW - Informed Consent N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007025761-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007025761-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0805/2007025761-t.html ER -