Table 3 Proportion of assessments found to lack capacity by diagnosis
From: Assessments of mental capacity in psychiatric inpatients: a retrospective cohort study
Diagnosis | Number (%) of admissions with documented capacity assessment | Number assessed to lack capacity | % (95% CI) assessed to lack capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
Organic and Developmental | 236 (26.0) | 194 | 82.2 (77.3-87.1) |
Schizophrenia | 547 (14.0) | 367 | 67.1 (63.1-71.0) |
Schizoaffective/Other Psychotic | 268 (12.7) | 163 | 60.8 (54.9-66.7) |
Bipolar Disorder | 232 (11.8) | 160 | 69.0 (63.0-75.0) |
Depression and Neurotic Disorders | 211 (6.5) | 111 | 52.6 (45.8-53.4) |
Personality Disorders | 55 (6.1) | 16 | 29.1 (16.7-41.5) |
Substance Misuse Disorders | 109 (3.0) | 47 | 43.1 (33.7-52.6) |
Eating and other Behavioural Disorders | 20 (8.1) | 6 | 30.0 (8.0-52.0) |
Unknown | 54 (6.1) | 37 | 68.5 (55.7-81.3) |
Total | 1,732 | 1,101 | 63.6 (61.3-65.8) |