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Descriptor
English
:
Mental Competency
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Competencia Mental
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Competência Mental
Synonyms
English
:
Competence
Incompetence, Mental
Mental Competence
Competence, Mental
Mental Incompetence
Mental Incompetency
Competency, Mental
Incompetency, Mental
Tree Number:
F01.590
F02.410
I01.880.604.583.530
N03.706.535.625
Definition
English
:
The ability to understand the
nature
and effect of the act in which the individual is engaged. (From Black's Law
Dictionary
, 6th ed).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
in mental retard or organic or psychiat mental disord; coord IM with concomitant disord /psychol (IM); competency to consent: coord IM with
INFORMED CONSENT
(IM)
See Related
English
:
Comprehension
Informed Consent
Insanity Defense
Legal Guardians
Treatment Refusal
History Note
English
:
92
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
PX
psychology
ST
standards
Record Number:
29986
Unique Identifier:
D016743
Occurrence in VHL
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