"Mental Competency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which the individual is engaged. (From Black's Law Dictionary, 6th ed).
| Descriptor ID |
D016743
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.590 F02.410 I01.880.604.583.530 N03.706.535.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Mental Competency- Mental Competency
- Mental Competence
- Competence, Mental
- Competency, Mental
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mental Competency" by people in Profiles.
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The relationship between coping, health competence and patient participation among patients with inactive inflammatory bowel disease. J Crohns Colitis. 2014 05; 8(5):401-8.
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Rehabilitation team disagreement: guidelines for resolution. PM R. 2009 Dec; 1(12):1091-7.
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Interpreting the clinical significance of capacity scores for informed consent in Alzheimer disease clinical trials. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008 Jul; 16(7):568-74.
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The ability of persons with Alzheimer disease (AD) to make a decision about taking an AD treatment. Neurology. 2005 May 10; 64(9):1514-9.
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Addressing the ethical, legal, and social issues raised by voting by persons with dementia. JAMA. 2004 Sep 15; 292(11):1345-50.
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Medical-legal issues in Charcot's neurologic career. Neurology. 2004 May 25; 62(10):1827-33.
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Alzheimer's disease patients' and caregivers' capacity, competency, and reasons to enroll in an early-phase Alzheimer's disease clinical trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002 Dec; 50(12):2019-24.
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The approach to the Jehovah's Witness patient. Anesthesiol Clin North Am. 1990 Sep; 8(3):589-607.