Clinical Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Ir J Psychol Med. 2023 Jun;40(2):109-113. doi: 10.1017/ipm.2020.7. Epub 2020 Mar 12.
Capacity legislation in Ireland is evolving. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 has been passed into law, but its main provisions are yet to be commenced. This paper compares the law and its practical implications currently and under the new legislation. Quick reference algorithms for frontline clinicians are proposed.
爱尔兰的能力立法正在不断发展。《2015 年辅助决策（能力）法》已经获得通过，但尚未开始实施其主要规定。本文比较了当前和新立法下的法律及其实际影响。还为一线临床医生提出了快速参考算法。
