Background Determining the mental capacity of psychiatric patients for making healthcare
related decisions is crucial in clinical practice. This meta-review of review articles …

Recent court cases in England and Wales have refocused attention on patients' decision-
making capacity to consent. Little is known about the prevalence of incapacity across …

The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is
the most up‐to‐date international legal instrument concerning the rights of persons with …

Background Involvement of mental health‐care patients in the decision‐making processes is
considered to be an ethical requirement. Health‐care systems worldwide are increasingly …

OBJECTIVE: Children from food-insecure families (ie, families that lack access to sufficient,
safe, and nutritious food) are at risk for developmental problems. Food insecurity …

Background Euthanasia for people who are not terminally ill, such as those suffering from
psychiatric disorders or dementia, is legal in Belgium under strict conditions but remains a …

In early 2010, President Barack Obama nominated Ari Ne'eman to the National Council on
Disability (NCD), along with seven other people. Unlike the other nominees (and all others …

Objective To estimate the prevalence of mental capacity to make decisions on treatment in
people from different diagnostic and legal groups admitted to psychiatric hospital. Design …

Objective: Risk assessments that place patients in high or low risk categories have been
widely adopted by mental health services in an attempt to reduce the harms associated with …

Background Risk assessment and risk management are fundamental processes in the
delivery of safe and effective mental health care, yet studies have shown that service users …