Mental Capacity and Mental Health

This section includes information about mental capacity and mental health issues, reflecting the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and mental health legislation.

• 6.1 Mental Capacity
• 6.2 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• 6.3 Best Interests
• 6.4 Executive Function
• 6.5 Mental Health Act 1983
• 6.6 Defining Mental Disorder
• 6.7 Interface between the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983
• 6.8 Section 117 Aftercare
• 6.9 Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service
• 6.10 Advance Care Planning