Assessing the competence of persons with Alzheimer's disease in providing informed consent for participation in research

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 712-717

  Kim, Scott Y H ^a   Caine, Eric D ^a   Currier, Glenn W ^a   Leibovici, Adrian ^a   Ryan, J Michael ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL CAPACITY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035003003     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.5.712     Document Type: Article

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