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Determination of Mental Competency, a Neurological Perspective

Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2013
This article discusses the evaluation of the capacity of a person to make informed decisions about financial matters, independent living, and informed consent for medical treatment and research. Determination of capacity is a function for which most physicians have little training.
H. Kirshner
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Assessment of Mental Competency in Community-Dwelling Elderly

Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, 1999
We studied the utility of a "vignette method" to assess mental competency for decision making on medical treatment and research participation. A vignette is a description of an imaginary situation in which the subject is asked to decide on a proposed treatment or on participation in research. His or her understanding of the situation and the quality of
Schmand, B., Gouwenberg, B., Smit, J. H., Jonker, C.   +3 more
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Good interaction skills are not enough - competency in mental health issues in child health clinics and school health services.

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2021
BACKGROUND Mental health problems among children and adolescents are a worldwide issue of concern. Health professionals who have sufficient competency in mental health issues are crucial for responding to this situation. AIM The aim of the study was to
Tiina Putkuri, L. Salminen, A. Axelin, M. Lahti   +3 more
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Presumptions Respecting Mental Competence

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 1994
This paper addresses the role(s) played by presumptions regarding mental competence in the context of clinical assessment of decision-making capacity. In particular, the issue of whether or not the usual common law presumption of competence is appropriate and applicable in cases of reassessment of persons previously found incompetent is discussed ...
K V, Madigan, D, Checkland, M, Silberfeld   +2 more
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Voting Competence and Mental Illness

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1971
Does mental illness render a person incompetent to vote? Two studies highlight the similarity of voting behavior between patients hospitalized in a community state hospital and citizens living in the community. The results of the studies appear to dispel any need to maintain separate laws that govern the voting rights of citizens who are hospitalized ...
M M, Klein, S A, Grossman
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Resolution or resignation: The role of forensic mental health professionals amidst the competency services crisis.

Psychology, public policy and law, 2019
Competency-related cases often occur in under-resourced, over-taxed systems of evaluation and care, despite the efforts of dedicated personnel found working in those systems.
Neil Gowensmith, C. King
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Clinical Issues in the Assessment of Competency.

Focus, 2023
The evaluation of a patient's competency to consent to treatment, regardless of the test of competency used, can be substantially affected by a number of clinical factors. The authors point out that, in assessing competency, the clinician must consider 1)
P. Appelbaum, L. Roth
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Cultural competence in correctional mental health

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 2013
Cultural competence is an essential aspect of competence as a mental health professional. In this article, the framework of cultural competence developed in general psychiatry-acquiring knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand the interaction between culture and the individual-is applied to the prison setting.
Reena, Kapoor, Charles, Dike, Craig, Burns, Vinneth, Carvalho, Ezra E H, Griffith   +4 more
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Mental Health Care for LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care Settings: Competency, Training, and Barriers for Mental Health Providers

Clinical Gerontologist, 2018
Objectives: To assess mental health providers’ experience with LGBT older adults in long-term care (LTC) settings and perceived barriers to quality care. Methods: Providers (N = 57) completed an online survey on demographics and practice characteristics.
Ronald Smith, J. Altman, S. Meeks, K. Hinrichs   +3 more
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