Is a person deemed to be competent to make decisions about their mental health treatment?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rogerson v. Alberta Hospital (Edmonton), 1999 ABQB 412 (CanLII):
In Fleming v. Reid, supra, the individual in question was not deemed to be competent to make decisions concerning their mental health treatment.
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