A systematic review of the literature about competence and poor insight

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 103-113

  Ruissen, A M ^a,b   Widdershoven, G A M ^a,c   Meynen, G ^b,c   Abma, T A ^a   van Balkom, A J L M ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GGZ InGeest   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Awareness; Decision making; Informed consent; Mental capacity; Mental competency; Review

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AWARENESS; DECISION MAKING; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84855712596     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01760.x     Document Type: Review

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