"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mental Competency" by people in Profiles.
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Greco PM. "No way, Jos?". Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2015 Apr; 147(4):425.
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Overby KJ, Weinstein MS, Fiester A. Addressing Consent Issues in Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death. Am J Bioeth. 2015; 15(8):3-9.
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Overby KJ, Weinstein MS, Fiester A. Response to Open Peer Commentaries on "Addressing Consent Issues in Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death". Am J Bioeth. 2015; 15(9):W3-5.
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Corotto PS, McCarey MM, Adams S, Khazanie P, Whellan DJ. Heart failure patient adherence: epidemiology, cause, and treatment. Heart Fail Clin. 2013 Jan; 9(1):49-58.
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Kim SY, Appelbaum PS, Kim HM, Wall IF, Bourgeois JA, Frankel B, Hails KC, Rundell JR, Seibel KM, Karlawish JH. Variability of judgments of capacity: experience of capacity evaluators in a study of research consent capacity. Psychosomatics. 2011 Jul-Aug; 52(4):346-53.
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Kaufman AR, Knoll JL, Way BB, Leonard C, Widroff J. Survey of forensic mental health experts on pro se competence after Indiana v. Edwards. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2011; 39(4):565-70.
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Zaubler T, Fann JR, Roth-Roemer S, Katon WJ, Bustami R, Syrjala KL. Impact of delirium on decision-making capacity after hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation. Psychosomatics. 2010 Jul-Aug; 51(4):320-9.
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Parks SM, Winter L. End of life decision-making for cancer patients. Prim Care. 2009 Dec; 36(4):811-23; table of contents.
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Del Giudice A, Plaum J, Maloney E, Kasner SE, Le Roux PD, Baren JM. Who will consent to emergency treatment trials for subarachnoid hemorrhage? Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Apr; 16(4):309-15.
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Collins LG, Parks SM, Winter L. The state of advance care planning: one decade after SUPPORT. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2006 Oct-Nov; 23(5):378-84.