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Mental capacity in practice part 2: capacity and the suicidal patient by Beale, Chloe, Lee-Davey, James, Lee, Tennyson, Ruck Keene, Alex

“…This article is the second of two looking at assessment of mental capacity in clinical practice. In it, we explore capacity assessments in the context of…”
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Mental capacity in practice part 1: how do we really assess capacity? by Beale, Chloe, Lee-Davey, James, Lee, Tennyson, Ruck Keene, Alex

“…Significant problems exist in understanding and implementing the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) despite it having been in place in England and Wales for more…”
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Advance Statements for Black African and Caribbean people (AdStAC): protocol for an implementation study by Babatunde, Abigail, Ruck Keene, Alex, Simpson, Alan, Gilbert, Steven, Stephenson, Lucy, Chua, Kia-Chong, Owen, Gareth, Simpson, Adelabu Jonathan, Smith, Shubulade, Henderson, Claire

“…The UK government committed to legislating for Advance Choice Documents/Advance Statements (ACD/AS) following their recommendation by the Independent Review of…”
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Developing and testing Advance Choice Document implementation resources for Black African and Caribbean people with experience of compulsory psychiatric admission by Simpson, Jonathan, Babatunde, Abigail, Simpson, Alan, Gilbert, Steven, Ruck Keene, Alex, Stephenson, Lucy, Chua, Kia-Chong, Owen, Gareth, Crowe, Fiona, Edwards, Pauline, Galloway, Selena, Fisher, Megan, Schilderman, Marcela, Bignell, Anita, Smith, Shubulade, Henderson, Claire

“…Background Advance Choice Documents (ACDs) have been recommended for use in England and Wales based on evidence from trials that show that they can reduce…”
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Is mental capacity in the eye of the beholder? by Ruck Keene, Alex

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper – written by a practising barrister specialising in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 – is to survey law and practice in England…”
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Shades of grey: choice, control and capacity in alcohol-related brain damage by Kane, Nuala B., Broderick, Norella, Rao, Emily, Ruck Keene, Alex, Rao, Rahul Tony

“…Liaison psychiatrists have identified that conducting capacity assessments in general hospital patients with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) can be…”
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The social underpinnings of mental distress in the time of COVID-19 - time for urgent action by Rose, Nikolas, Manning, Nick, Bentall, Richard, Bhui, Kamaldeep, Burgess, Rochelle, Carr, Sarah, Cornish, Flora, Devakumar, Delan, Dowd, Jennifer B, Ecks, Stefan, Faulkner, Alison, Ruck Keene, Alex, Kirkbride, James, Knapp, Martin, Lovell, Anne M, Martin, Paul, Moncrieff, Joanna, Parr, Hester, Pickersgill, Martyn, Richardson, Genevra, Sheard, Sally

“…We argue that predictions of a 'tsunami' of mental health problems as a consequence of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the lockdown are…”
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The Law, Dementia, and Sexuality—Is the Law Striking the Right Balance? by Sorinmade, Oluwatoyin, Ruck Keene, Alex, Peisah, Carmelle

“…Abstract Background and Objectives English and Welsh laws require “contemporaneous” consent to sexual relations, often precluding “non-capacituos” people…”
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Capacity in the time of Coronavirus by Ruck Keene, Alex

“…In the course of a few short weeks, many of the established legal frameworks relating to decision-making in England & Wales in respect of those with impaired…”
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Dementia, Sexuality, and the Law: The Case for Advance Decisions on Intimacy by Sorinmade, Oluwatoyin, Ruck Keene, Alex, Peisah, Carmelle

“…Some individuals develop dementia and the invariable consequence of dementia is a decline in cognition and level of functioning. Despite the effects of this…”
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Avoiding hard capacity assessments will not help by Kane, Nuala, Ruck Keene, Alex, Owen, Gareth

“…[...]in England and Wales, the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) lays out the imperative to do this.2 Yet to collapse all hard capacity questions into a coercion test…”
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Isolation of patients in psychiatric hospitals in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: An ethical, legal, and practical challenge by Brown, Christian, Ruck Keene, Alex, Hooper, Carwyn Rhys, O'Brien, Aileen

“…Psychiatric inpatients are particularly vulnerable to the transmission and effects of COVID-19. As such, healthcare providers should implement measures to…”
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Deprivation of liberty in hospital: the MHA versus DoLS dilemma by Cave, Jeremy, Ruck Keene, Alex, Lowe, Matthew

“…When admitting patients to hospital and treating them, psychiatrists and other health professionals may need to deprive them of their liberty. Where this…”
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Distributed rights protection: The 2000 Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults and the challenge of securing fundamental rights across borders by Ruck Keene, Alex, Cordone, Chiara

“…The 2000 Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults (‘the 2000 Convention’) entered into force on 1 January 2009, is cast as a private…”
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A step-by-step guide to DNACPR from the Resuscitation Council UK by Baldock, Catherine, Ruck Keene, Alex

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The PACT advance decision-making template: preparing for Mental Health Act reforms with co-production, focus groups and consultation by Stephenson, Lucy A., Gergel, Tania, Ruck Keene, Alex, Rifkin, Larry, Owen, Gareth

“…Advance decision making (ADM) in mental health is supported by stakeholders but faces significant barriers. These must be overcome, not least to support the UK…”
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Making ordinary decisions in extraordinary times by Burman, Rachel, Cairns, Ruth, Canestrini, Sergio, Elias, Robert, Metaxa, Victoria, Owen, Gareth, Polat, Hazel, Keene, Alex Ruck, Sutherland, Emer

“…Members of a covid-19 ethics working group at a large London teaching hospital argue that a lack of detail in national decision support guidelines led to fear…”
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A step-by-step guide to DNACPR from the Resuscitation Council UK by Baldock, Catherine, Ruck Keene, Alex

“…Resuscitation Council UK ReSPECT (Recommended summary plan for emergency care and treatment) clinical lead Catherine Baldock and legal adviser for the ReSPECT…”
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Reasons for endorsing or rejecting self-binding directives in bipolar disorder: a qualitative study of survey responses from UK service users by Gergel, Tania, Das, Preety, Owen, Gareth, Stephenson, Lucy, Rifkin, Larry, Hindley, Guy, Dawson, John, Ruck Keene, Alex

“…Self-binding directives instruct clinicians to overrule treatment refusal during future severe episodes of illness. These directives are promoted as having the…”
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Insight and equality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of socio-demographic associations by Ariyo, Kevin, Ruck Keene, Alex, David, Anthony S, Owen, Gareth S

“…Background: Insight into illness is often used in clinical and legal contexts, for example, as evidence of decision-making capacity. However, it is unclear…”
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