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Calcedo-Barba, Alfredo; Candia, Paola Castelli; Galindo, Javier Conejo; Solano, Fernando García
Current opinion in psychiatry, 2004-September, 2004-09-00, 20040901, Letnik: 17, Številka: 5Journal Article
PURPOSE OF REVIEWIn this article we will review the relevant literature published in the last year on insight and on assessment of competency of patients with dementia. We have analysed the implications that recent research on insight may have for capacity assessment. RECENT FINDINGSStudies that have recently been published deal with financial assessment and financial abilities of dementia patients, and on the potential impairment of driving, and particularly on the awareness that patients have of their loss of abilities. SUMMARYRecent research on insight may have important implications for capacity assessment in dementia.
