Mental capacity and borderline personality disorder
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Mental capacity and borderline personality disorder
The use of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in assessing decision-making capacity in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is inconsistent. We believe this may stem from persisting confusion regarding the nosological status of personality disorder and also a failure to recognise the fact that emotional dysregulation and characteristic psychodynamic abnormalities may cause substantial ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BJPsych Bulletin
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2056-4694,2056-4708
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.115.052753