Mental capacity in practice part 1: how do we really assess capacity?

BJPsych Advances. Cambridge Core. An article by Chloe Beale, James Lee-Davey, Tennyson Lee, Alex Ruck Keene
‘…given the complexity of actual situations. We may know the stages of the test for capacity, but do we really understand what they mean and how to assess them? In this, the first of two articles examining the MCA and challenges in its application, we add to existing legal guidance to explore capacity assessment in detail…’