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Consent
During each step of a psychiatry assessment, the client should give their consent before proceeding any further in the evaluation. However, if the client is lacking the ability or competence to give consent than the psychiatrist must follow the laws of the jurisdiction. There may be times where getting ones consent would not apply, such as having a court order to evaluate a persons competency in order to testify in court.