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Project Details

 

Mental Capacity in Psychiatric Inpatients: Have Changes in Mental Health Law Influenced Practice?

Lead Applicant Name :
Penny Brown
Project Type :
Research
Approval Date :
09-Feb-2010
References :
Assessments of Mental Capacity in Psychiatric Inpatients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. <br/>Brown, P., Tulloch, A., Mackenzie, C., Owen, G., Szmukler, G. & Hotopf, M. 15 Apr 2013 In: BMC Psychiatry. 13, 9 p.115. <br/>(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23586975)
Lay Summary :
This study aims to evaluate how frequently and at what times mental capacity is assessed in mental health inpatients, and whether this has changed with the introduction of the Mental Capacity Act.