Further studies on the GPs' use of "talking therapy" and on their cooperation with other sections of the mental health service are needed.
We will consult and seek assent from the carers and any other relevant people as defined by section 32 of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) code of practice.
This ethics committee is "flagged" to consider research on those unable to consent for themselves, as described in Section 30 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
If they lacked capacity a carer was asked to act as a personal consultee under section 32 of the Mental Capacity Act (2005).
If a patient did not have the capacity to consent as a result of the underlying critical illness or sedating medication, the opinion of a personal consultee was sought in accordance with Section 32 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (UK).
Assessment of controls also included a section of the Cambridge Mental Disorders of the Elderly Examination and the Geriatric Depression Scale [ 35].
Approximately 20% of the sample completed a more detailed diagnostic assessment, including full mood and organicity sections of the Geriatric Mental State (GMS) Automated Geriatric Examination for Computer Assisted Taxonomy (AGECAT) [ 23] and the Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG) [ 24].
The cognitive assessment of participants included measures of verbal memory, memory for faces, verbal fluency, visuo-spatial abilities and the cognitive section of the Cambridge Examination For Mental Disorders Of The Elderly (CAMCOG) – MTHFR genotype had no clear association with cognitive scores.
The association between past history of being sectioned under the mental health act and admission suggests that past patterns of crisis management may be difficult to change, although no statistically significant independent association was found between admission in the past 2 years and admission following the crisis.
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