 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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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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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mental Competency" by people in Profiles.
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DiStefano MJ, Alexander GC, Anderson GF. Reply to: The informed majority could help make research into Alzheimer's disease fairer and more efficient. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 06; 70(6):1883-1885.
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Matlock DD, Fischer SM. Culture and Sanity at the End of Life. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 08; 67(8):1557-1558.
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Murray H, Wortzel HS. Psychiatric Advance Directives: Origins, Benefits, Challenges, and Future Directions. J Psychiatr Pract. 2019 Jul; 25(4):303-307.
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Allen LA. How Should Physicians Respond to Requests for LVAD Removal? AMA J Ethics. 2019 05 01; 21(5):E394-400.
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Davidson Arad B, McLeigh JD, Katz C. Perceived Collective Efficacy and Parenting Competence: The Roles of Quality of Life and Hope. Fam Process. 2020 03; 59(1):273-287.
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Heru A. Should narrative coherence be considered in the assessment of motivation in the non-directed kidney donation? Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2018 Nov - Dec; 55:1-3.
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Glover JJ, Bennett-Woods D, Abbott J. Colorado's New Proxy Law Allowing Physicians to Serve as Proxies: Moving from Statute to Guidelines. J Clin Ethics. 2018; 29(1):69-77.
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Kolva E, Rosenfeld B, Saracino R. Assessing the Decision-Making Capacity of Terminally Ill Patients with Cancer. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2018 05; 26(5):523-531.
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Westmoreland P, Johnson C, Stafford M, Martinez R, Mehler PS. Involuntary Treatment of Patients With Life-Threatening Anorexia Nervosa. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2017 Dec; 45(4):419-425.
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Mukherjee A, Livinski AA, Millum J, Chamut S, Boroumand S, Iafolla TJ, Adesanya MR, Dye BA. Informed consent in dental care and research for the older adult population: A systematic review. J Am Dent Assoc. 2017 04; 148(4):211-220.
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