Patients' competence to consent to neurobiological research

Accountability in Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 241-251

  Appelbaum, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Decisionmaking; Informed consent; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROLOGY; RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS; DISCLOSURE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; NEUROLOGY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 0030357716     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989629608573884     Document Type: Article

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