Guardianship, psychotic disorders and capacity to vote

Abstract

The article is aimed to offer an approach of the state of the art of the practices in legal ability determination proceedings in people affected by psychotic disorders and their competency to vote. Therefore, we offer a revision of the subject with special emphasis in the contribution from psychiatry, linked with capacity evaluation models for the decision-making process, and the report of a brief descriptive study based on the results of legal proceedings carried on by a Family Court in Buenos Aires Province from March 2014 to December 2016.

Keywords

• Psiquiatría
• Psiquiatría Forense
• Espectro de Esquizofrenia y Otros Trastornos Psicóticos
• Evaluación de la Discapacidad
• Personas con Discapacidad Mental.