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Acknowledgement of limitations and understanding of their consequences in mental capacity assessments
Author(s) -
Silberfeld Michel,
Corber Wendy,
Checkland David
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2370130306
Subject(s) - acknowledgement , mental capacity , psychology , computer science , applied psychology , medicine , psychiatry , computer security
This paper presents a descriptive study of mental capacity assessments. Two criteria to assess the ability to make decisions, the acknowledgement of personal limitations, and the ability to understand the consequences of persons limitations were the criteria, investigated. The effectiveness of these criteria in differentiating capable/incapable persons supports the use of these criteria as part of the assessment of mental capacity. Nevertheless, the criteria applied are not a sufficient determinant of capacity in every case.