 Mental Competency
"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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| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1988 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1995 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 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 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mental Competency" by people in Profiles.
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Merideth FL, Quinn DK. "Walking the Walk": Decisional Capacity Deficits After Right Hemisphere Subdural Hematoma. Psychosomatics. 2016 Jan-Feb; 57(1):102-6.
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Hein IM, Troost PW, Lindeboom R, Christiaans I, Grisso T, van Goudoever JB, Lindauer RJ. Feasibility of an Assessment Tool for Children's Competence to Consent to Predictive Genetic Testing: a Pilot Study. J Genet Couns. 2015 Dec; 24(6):971-7.
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Zalpuri I, Byatt N, Gramann SB, Dresner N, Brendel R. Decisional capacity in pregnancy: a complex case of pregnancy termination. Psychosomatics. 2015 May-Jun; 56(3):292-7.
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Jak AJ, Panizzon MS, Spoon KM, Fennema-Notestine C, Franz CE, Thompson WK, Jacobson KC, Xian H, Eyler LT, Vuoksimaa E, Toomey R, Lyons MJ, Neale MC, Tsuang MT, Dale AM, Kremen WS. Hippocampal atrophy varies by neuropsychologically defined MCI among men in their 50s. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2015 May; 23(5):456-65.
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Fogel MH, Schiffman W, Mumley D, Tillbrook C, Grisso T. Ten year research update (2001-2010): evaluations for competence to stand trial (adjudicative competence). Behav Sci Law. 2013 Mar-Apr; 31(2):165-91.
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Fisher CE, Dunn LB, Christopher PP, Holtzheimer PE, Leykin Y, Mayberg HS, Lisanby SH, Appelbaum PS. The ethics of research on deep brain stimulation for depression: decisional capacity and therapeutic misconception. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2012 Aug; 1265:69-79.
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Anderson PD, Bokor G. Forensic aspects of drug-induced violence. J Pharm Pract. 2012 Feb; 25(1):41-9.
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Wall BW, Christopher PP. A training program for defendants with intellectual disabilities who are found incompetent to stand trial. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2012; 40(3):366-73.
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Stroup TS, Appelbaum PS, Gu H, Hays S, Swartz MS, Keefe RS, Kim SY, Manschreck TC, Boshes RA, McEvoy JP, Lieberman JA. Longitudinal consent-related abilities among research participants with schizophrenia: results from the CATIE study. Schizophr Res. 2011 Aug; 130(1-3):47-52.
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Viljoen JL, Slaney KL, Grisso T. The use of the MacCAT-CA with adolescents: an item response theory investigation of age-related measurement bias. Law Hum Behav. 2009 Aug; 33(4):283-97.
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