title: Assessing mental capacity: the Mental Capacity Act.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Western Education Centre, London.
authors.forename: Timothy R J
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cutter
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hotopf
mesh_terms: D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom