Decision-making capacity of inpatients with schizophrenia in Hong Kong

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 316-322

  Wong, Josephine G W S ^a   Cheung, Erik P T ^a   Chen, Eric Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cognitive assessment; Informed consent; Mental competency; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISORIENTATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THINKING; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 18844437780     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000161685.54077.e4     Document Type: Article

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