Neuropsychological assessment of mental capacity

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 131-142

  Sullivan, Karen ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competency; Decision making; Mental capacity; Neuropsychological assessment; Powers of attorney

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKILL; VALIDATION PROCESS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MENTAL COMPETENCY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 13844309753     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NERV.0000048180.86543.39     Document Type: Review

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