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SIDMA and eating disorders
… on significantly impaired decision making ability (SIDMA) in individuals with eating disorders. … Significantly … health legislation for individuals with eating disorders SIDMA what does it mean SIDMA in general Capacity to make decisions Impaired …
Published 15 May, 2025 | .pdf, 1.3 MB
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Significantly impaired decision making ability – How well is it recorded in practice?
… impaired decision-making ability abbreviated as SIDMA due to the mental disorder This concept is unique to Scottish mental health law SIDMA plays a role in using coercive power in the context of … person needs to believe that it is likely that they have SIDMA For a CTO the person must be shown to have SIDMA Since …
Published 15 Jul, 2021 | .pdf, 293.5 KB
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Significantly impaired decision-making ability (SIDMA) - general guidance
… shown that there is considerable inconsistency in the way SIDMA is described. While SIDMA is not defined in the Act, the code of practice gives … guidance. … Significantly impaired decision making ability SIDMA general guidance July Signi cantly impaired …
Published 28 Jul, 2025 | .pdf, 961.6 KB
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Nutrition by artificial means
… Scotland Act Significant impaired decision-making ability SIDMA Authorising nutrition by artificial means Adults with … and wellbeing Significant impaired decision-making ability SIDMA SIDMA is a criterion that needs to be met before anyone can …
Published 18 Jul, 2024 | .pdf, 1.2 MB
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Capacity, Detention, Supported Decision Making and Mental Ill Health
… that decision Significantly impaired decision making SIDMA This is when a mental disorder affects the person s … of that mental disorder The most common reasons for SIDMA were lack of insight limited cognitive function and or … correlated with psychotic symptoms Other reasons for SIDMA included presence of severe depressive symptoms or …
Published 31 May, 2017 | .pdf, 198 KB
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Capacity, Detention, Supported Decision Making and Mental Ill Health
… that decision Significantly impaired decision making SIDMA This is when a mental disorder affects the person s … of that mental disorder The most common reasons for SIDMA were lack of insight limited cognitive function and or … correlated with psychotic symptoms Other reasons for SIDMA included presence of severe depressive symptoms or …
Published 31 May, 2017 | .pdf, 198 KB
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Seeking Your Views Consultation: Capacity, Detention, Supported Decision Making and Mental Ill Health
… that decision Significantly impaired decision making SIDMA This is when a mental disorder affects the person s … of that mental disorder The most common reasons for SIDMA were lack of insight limited cognitive function and or … correlated with psychotic symptoms Other reasons for SIDMA included presence of severe depressive symptoms or …
Published 28 Apr, 2017 | .pdf, 295.3 KB
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Scottish Mental Health Law Review consultation reponse
… On chapter autonomous decision making test Capacity and SIDMA If you would prefer a reframed definition please feel … of autonomous decision-making distinct from a capacity or SIDMA test What are your views on the skills and experience …
Published 7 Jun, 2022 | .pdf, 1.4 MB
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Scotland's Mental Health and Capacity Law: the Case for Reform
… threshold Observations on the use of the capacity and SIDMA tests in Scottish legislation A new type of threshold … consideration should be given to the replacement of the SIDMA test in the Mental Health Care and Treatment Scotland …
Published 31 May, 2017 | .pdf, 936.1 KB
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Scotland's Mental Health and Capacity Law: the Case for Reform
… threshold Observations on the use of the capacity and SIDMA tests in Scottish legislation A new type of threshold … consideration should be given to the replacement of the SIDMA test in the Mental Health Care and Treatment Scotland …
Published 31 May, 2017 | .pdf, 936.1 KB