Assessment of Mental Capacity
a new zealand guide for doctors and lawyers
$40.01
- Paperback
607 pages
- Release Date
5 December 2019
Summary
Empowering Decisions: A Practical Guide to Assessing Mental Capacity
The ability to make choices that shape our lives is fundamental, ranging from daily routines to critical healthcare, personal, and financial decisions. When cognitive impairments arise due to conditions like dementia, learning disabilities, mental illness, or brain injuries, the capacity for self-determination may be compromised.
This book provides essential guidance for navigating the complexities of asses…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776562947 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1776562941 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Knox |
| Publisher: | Victoria University Press |
| Imprint: | Victoria University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 607 |
| Release Date: | 5 December 2019 |
| Weight: | 503g |
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About The Author
Elizabeth Knox
Alison Douglass is a Dunedin barrister specialising in health and disability law, and regularly appears as court-appointed lawyer for people with impaired capacity. She is an honorary senior lecturer at Bioethics Centre, University of Otago, and the 2014 recipient of the New Zealand Law Foundation International Research Fellowship.
Dr Greg Young is a consultant psychiatrist at Capital Coast DHB. He is a clinical senior lecturer in the Department of Psychological Medicine, Wellington School of Medicine and an associate of the Bioethics Centre, University of Otago.
Professor John McMillan is an Ethicist at the Bioethics Centre, University of Otago. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Ethics and was a member of the working party that wrote the Nuffield Council on Bioethics report Dementia: Ethical Issues.
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