Instruments to assess decision-making capacity: An overview

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 397-419

  Vellinga, Astrid ^a   Smit, Johannes H ^a   Van Leeuwen, Evert ^a   Van Tilburg, Willem ^a   Jonker, Cees ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Competence; Decision making capacity; Instruments; Psychiatry; Psychogeriatrics

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 12344312655     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610204000808     Document Type: Review

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