Competence-related abilities and psychiatric symptoms: An analysis of the underlying structure and correlates of the MacCAT-CA and the BPRS

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-77

  Jacobs, Molly S ^a   Ryba, Nancy L ^a   Zapf, Patricia A ^a  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Competence related abilities; Forensic assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37849019866     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-007-9086-8     Document Type: Article

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