Decision-Making, Legal Capacity and Neuroscience: Implications for Mental Health Laws
Neuroscientific endeavours to uncover the causes of severe mental impairments may be viewed as supporting arguments for capacity-based mental health laws that enable compulsory detention and treatment. This article explores the tensions between clinical, human rights and legal concepts of “capacity”...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Laws |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/4/2/125 |