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Chapter 23 - Residence Capacity

Its Nature and Assessment

from Section 4 - Law, Ethics, and Philosophy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2020

By
Julian C Hughes ,
Marie Poole ,
Stephen J Louw ,
Helen Greener  and
Charlotte Emmett
Edited by
Julian C. Hughes  and
Philippa Lilford
Julian C. Hughes
Affiliation:
University of Bristol
Philippa Lilford
Affiliation:
Severn Deanery, University of Bristol
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Summary

Residence capacity can be defined as the capacity someone requires to decide where to live. Its assessment is important in a variety of mental disorders. In this chapter we shall mainly focus on dementia, but the nature and requirements for assessment would largely be similar across all conditions. We shall also focus on the relevant law as it pertains to England and Wales, that is, the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), although, again, the nature of residence capacity and the principles for its assessment remain similar across jurisdictions.

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Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry , pp. 305 - 316
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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