The inter-rater reliability of mental capacity assessments

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 112-117

  Raymont, Vanessa ^a   Buchanan, Alec ^b   David, Anthony S ^a   Hayward, Peter ^a   Wessely, Simon ^a   Hotopf, Matthew ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competence; Inter rater reliability; Mental capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THINKING;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33847284869     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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