"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mental Competency" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mental Competency" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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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Tunzi M, Day PG, Satin DJ. It's a spiral staircase, not just two steps: An iterative approach to assessing patient capacity for medical decision-making. Patient Educ Couns. 2024 Oct; 127:108362.
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Murrie DC, Gowensmith WN, Kois LE, Packer IK. Evaluations of competence to stand trial are evolving amid a national "competency crisis". Behav Sci Law. 2023 Sep-Oct; 41(5):310-325.
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Fader-Towe H, Pinals DA. Data on Evaluations as a Foundation for States Rethinking Competency to Stand Trial. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2021 12; 49(4):540-544.
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Callahan L, Pinals DA. Challenges to Reforming the Competence to Stand Trial and Competence Restoration System. Psychiatr Serv. 2020 07 01; 71(7):691-697.
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O'Connor L, Porter L, Dugas J, Robinson C, Carrillo E, Knowles K, Nelson KP, Gigliotti R, Tennyson J, Weisberg S, Rebesco M. Measuring Agreement Among Prehospital Providers and Physicians in Patient Capacity Determination. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 07; 27(7):580-587.
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Scheunemann LP, Ernecoff NC, Buddadhumaruk P, Carson SS, Hough CL, Curtis JR, Anderson WG, Steingrub J, Lo B, Matthay M, Arnold RM, White DB. Clinician-Family Communication About Patients' Values and Preferences in Intensive Care Units. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 05 01; 179(5):676-684.
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Wall BW, Ash P, Keram E, Pinals DA, Thompson CH. AAPL Practice Resource for the Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2018 09; 46(3):373.
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Wall BW, Ash P, Keram E, Pinals DA, Thompson CR. AAPL Practice Resource for the Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2018 Sep; 46(3 Supplement):S4-S79.
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Swanson J, Easter M, Brancu M, Fairbank JA. Informing Federal Policy on Firearm Restrictions for Veterans with Fiduciaries: Risk Indicators in the Post-Deployment Mental Health Study. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2018 07; 45(4):673-683.
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Elzakkers IFFM, Danner UN, Grisso T, Hoek HW, van Elburg AA. Assessment of mental capacity to consent to treatment in anorexia nervosa: A comparison of clinical judgment and MacCAT-T and consequences for clinical practice. Int J Law Psychiatry. 2018 May - Jun; 58:27-35.