Assessing competency to consent to sexual activity in the cognitively impaired population

Journal of Forensic Neuropsychology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 17-33

  Kennedy, Carrie Hill ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Competency; Sexual consent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0033364262     PISSN: 15211029     EISSN: 15407136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J151v01n03_02     Document Type: Article

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