title: Legal aspects of consent 6: the mentally incapacitated adult.
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000368:Aged; D003221:Confusion / Q000628:therapy; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006113:United Kingdom