Magnitude of impairment in decisional capacity in people with schizophrenia compared to normal subjects: An overview

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 121-128

  Jeste, Dilip V ^a,b,c   Depp, Colin A ^a,b   Palmer, Barton W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Competence; Consent; Decisional capacity; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 30344445077     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbj001     Document Type: Review

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