Effects of advanced age and dementia on restoration of competence to stand trial

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 156-160

  Morris, Douglas R ^a   Parker, George F ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence restoration; Competency to stand trial; Dementia; Elderly; Incompetent

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COURT; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL COMPETENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; RESTORATION TO COMPETENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349235908     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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