Method for assessment of competency to consent in the mentally ill. Rationale, development, and comparison with the medically ill

Int J Law Psychiatry. 1998 Summer;21(3):223-44. doi: 10.1016/s0160-2527(98)00016-8.

Authors

F Kitamura¹, A Tomoda, K Tsukada, M Tanaka, I Kawakami, S Mishima, T Kitamura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Sociocultural Environmental Research, National Institute of Mental Health, NCNP, Ichikawa, Japan.

PMID: 9717087
DOI: 10.1016/s0160-2527(98)00016-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Comprehension
Disclosure
Disease
Humans
Informed Consent* / legislation & jurisprudence
Japan
Mental Competency* / legislation & jurisprudence
Mental Disorders / psychology*
Mentally Ill Persons*
Personal Autonomy