Instruments for the evaluation of competency screening test: A review of the scientific documentation;Instruments d'evaluation de l'aptitude a subir son proces: Une recension de la documentation scientifique

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 482-490

  Crocker, Anne G ^a   Ohayon, Maurice ^a   Caulet, Malijaï ^a  

^a Institut Philippe Pinel de Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Evaluation; Fitness to stand trial (FST); Intruments; Legal psychiatry

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; COURT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

CANADA; CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031734619     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379804300506     Document Type: Review

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