... the legal capacity of men and women with mental disabilities so as to protect them from possible harm. Mental capacity Intellectual disability Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Social model Full and equal equality Medical model Men and women labelled as intellectually...

...Michael Dunn Purpose The purpose of this paper is to comment on Brown and Marchant's analysis of the complexity that can arise when applying the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) to the care and support provided to people with learning disabilities. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical...

...Paul Gantley A brief review of the first three years of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 that was fully implemented during 2007. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Mental capacity Deprivation of liberty Safeguards Learning disabilities Intellectual disability Legal The Mental...