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Chapter 24 - Law, Capacity and Ethics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2019

By
Claudia Cooper ,
Rohan Bhome  and
Natalie Shoham
Edited by
Rob Butler  and
Cornelius Katona
Rob Butler
Affiliation:
Waitemata DHB and North Shore Hospital, Auckland
Cornelius Katona
Affiliation:
Helen Bamber Foundation
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Summary

This chapter discusses ethical principles and legal frameworks for protecting those who are vulnerable due to mental or cognitive illness that are generally comparable across countries. The specific laws discussed here are those for England and Wales.

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Seminars in Old Age Psychiatry , pp. 269 - 280
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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