Practical application of MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool-Criminal Adjudication (MacCAT-CA) in a public sector forensic setting

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-188

  Pinals, Debra A ^a   Tillbrook, Chad E ^a   Mumley, Denise L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPETENCE; COMPETENCE TO STAND TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW SUIT; MACARTHUR COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT TOOL CRIMINAL ADJUDICATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OFFENDER; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRIME; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PRISONS; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746065679     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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