Mental competence and value: The problem of normativity in the assessment of decision‐making capacity

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-145

  Chariand, Louis C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ETHICS; LAW; MENTAL CAPACITY; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; THEORY;

EID: 0035715850     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710109525013     Document Type: Article

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