Mental Capacity and Decision Making in Bipolar Disorder
Journal Title: Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic & Genetic Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Bipolar disorder is a chronic, recurrent and potentially debilitating illness characterised by fluctuations in mood state and energy, which is associated with significant impairments in cognitive, social and everyday functioning. Difficulties appear especially in the manic or depressive phase, but this disorder allows more than half of these patients to have a normal life and make their own decisions when no severe symptoms appear, which is in these patients for most of their life. To determine that a person does not have the capacity to make his own decisions, a mental disorder of enough severity to be unable to understand, appreciate and reason about relevant information for decision making must appear. All intermediate courses are preferred rather than extreme courses. Incapacitation must be avoided as long as it is not strictly necessary and seek less drastic measures or support systems.
Authors and Affiliations
Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo, Julio David Vaquerizo Serrano
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- EP ID EP654996
- DOI 10.32474/PRJFGS.2018.03.000152
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