Psychiatric and clinical sequelae of delirium and competence to stand trial

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 549-551

  Salem, Anasuya ^a   Leonard, Cecilia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; DELIRIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT TRANSFER;

EID: 76249100215     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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