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. 2009 May;32(3):147–155. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.02.006

Table 4.

Results of the coding process in areas with gross national income per capita US9 990–33 630.

Origin of framework Date enacted Diagnosis
Exclusion criteria
Treatability
Risk
Incapacity (admission)
Incapacity (treatment)
Review process
Autonomy rating (6–30)
+++++ abcdef2 ++++ +++++ +++ +++ ++++
WHO 2003 +++ + ++++/++ +/+++ +++ ++++ 16
Council of Europe 2004 +++ a ++ ++++ + + +++ 15
England & Wales 1983 ++++ cd ++++3/+ ++ + + +++ 15
Northern Ireland 1986 +++ + +++++ + + ++ 13
Saskatchewan (Canada) 1986 +++ ++ ++++ +++ +++ +++ 18
Northwest Territories (Canada) 1988 +++ e + +++++ + +++ +++ 17
Prince Edward Island (Canada) 1988 +++ e + +++++ + +++ +++ 17
Nova Scotia (Canada) 1989 +++ + +++++ + +++ +++ 16
Newfoundland (Canada) 1990 + + +++++ + + ++ 11
New South Wales (Australia)4 1990 + abcde + ++++ + + +++ 16
South Australia 1993 + +++ ++++ + + +++ 13
Australian Capital Territory 1994 +++ abcde ++++ ++++ + + +++ 21
New Brunswick (Canada) 1994 +++ e + ++++ + + +++ 14
British Columbia (Canada) 1996 +++ + +++ + + ++ 11
Tasmania (Australia) 1996 +++ ab e +++ ++++ + + +++ 18
Western Australia 1996 +++ abcde +++ ++ + + +++ 18
Manitoba (Canada) 1998 +++ e ++ ++++ + + +++ 15
Quebec (Canada) 1998 + + ++++ + + ++ 10
New Zealand 1999 +++ abcdef + ++++ + + +++ 19
Alberta (Canada) 2000 +++ ++++ +++++ + + +++ 17
Ontario (Canada) 2000 + +/++++ +++++/++++ +/+++5 +++ +++ 16
Queensland (Australia) 2000 +++ abcde +++ ++++ ++ ++ +++ 21
Yukon (Canada) 2002 +++ + +++++ + +++ +++ 16
Scotland 2003 ++++ bcd ++++ +++ +++ +++ ++ 22
Victoria (Australia) 2003 +++ abcdef +++ ++ + + +++ 19
Northern Territory (Australia) 2005 +++++ abcdef +++ ++++ ++ ++ +++ 25
England & Wales 2007 + de ++ ++ + + +++ 12
2

a) ethnicity; religious, political, cultural or philosophical beliefs or practices, b) criminal, irresponsible or antisocial behaviour, c) sexual preference, identity or practices, d) misuse of alcohol or drugs, e) intellectual disability, f) personality disorder (may be limited to cluster B or to anti-social PD).

3

Treatability test only applies to diagnostic categories roughly equivalent to personality disorder and mild to moderate intellectual disability.

4

NSW legislation has been updated since this analysis was conducted, with new legislation enacted in 2007.

5

Thresholds for treatability and incapacity vary with level of risk.