Legal Issues in Psychiatry Flashcards
Components of valid informed consent
Forms of consent
Limitations of consent
Voiding factors
Components of consent
Indications of mental capacity assessment
Assessment of capacity to consent/ refuse treatment
Assessment of mental capacity
Mentally incapacitated person
Definition
Difference with incapacity to concent
Function of labelling
Guardianship for MIP
Indications of applying for guardianship
Role of guardianship
Indications of court approval to override guardianship
Guardianship for MIP
Powers/ responsibility of a guardain
Mental incapacity definition
Mental disorder
Legal definition
Mental handicap, psychopathic disorder definition
Legal status of patients in psychiatric ward
4 status types
Admission forms
Discharge time
Location
Voluntary admission
Admission and discharge requirement