| Descriptor English: | Mental Competency | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Competencia Mental
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Competência Mental | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Capacité mentale | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Competence Competence, Mental Competency, Mental Incompetence, Mental Incompetency, Mental Mental Competence Mental Incompetence Mental Incompetency |
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| Tree number(s): |
F01.590 F02.410 I01.880.604.583.530 N03.706.535.625 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016743 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which the individual is engaged. (From Black's Law Dictionary, 6th ed). |
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| Annotation: | 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) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification LJ legislation & jurisprudence PX psychology ST standards |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Forensic Psychiatry (1966-1991) Mental Disorders (1966-1991) Mental Retardation (1966-1991) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 92 |
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| History Note: | 92 |
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| Related: |
Comprehension
MeSH Informed Consent MeSH Insanity Defense MeSH Legal Guardians MeSH Treatment Refusal MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 29986 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D016743 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1992/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1991/07/26 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2002/07/03 |
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PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms -
PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Psychological Phenomena [F02]Psychological Phenomena -
ANTHROPOLOGY, EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY, AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA
Social Sciences [I01]Social Sciences
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Mental Competency
- Preferred
Incompetency, Mental
- Related but not broader or narrower
Competence
- Broader
| Concept UI |
M0025498 |
| Scope note | The ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which the individual is engaged. (From Black's Law Dictionary, 6th ed). |
| Preferred term | Mental Competency |
| Entry term(s) |
Competence, Mental Competency, Mental Mental Competence |
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M0025500 |
| Preferred term | Incompetency, Mental |
| Entry term(s) |
Incompetence, Mental Mental Incompetence Mental Incompetency |
| Concept UI |
M0025499 |
| Preferred term | Competence |
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