# Case (Capacity, anorexia and autism). Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust v CC \[2024\] EWCOP 65 (T3)

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— The patient lacked capacity in relation to treatment (because of an "inability to weigh and balance the impact of her ASD into the decision surrounding her treatment") and a trial of esketamine was not currently in her best interests.

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Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Barnet,\_Enfield\_and\_Haringey\_Mental\_Health\_NHS\_Trust\_v\_CC\_(2024)\_EWCOP\_65\_(T3)?id=081124-2202](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Barnet,_Enfield_and_Haringey_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust_v_CC_(2024)_EWCOP_65_(T3)?id=081124-2202)