"Mental Competency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which the individual is engaged. (From Black's Law Dictionary, 6th ed).
| Descriptor ID |
D016743
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.590 F02.410 I01.880.604.583.530 N03.706.535.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Mental Competency- Mental Competency
- Mental Competence
- Competence, Mental
- Competency, Mental
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mental Competency" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mental Competency" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mental Competency" by people in Profiles.
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Guidelines for determining restorability of competency to stand trial and recommendations for involuntary treatment. J Forensic Sci. 2021 Jul; 66(4):1201-1209.
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Consent in the Acute Setting: A Necessary Evolution. Am J Bioeth. 2020 06; 20(5):40-42.
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Using Technology to Improve the Objectivity of Criminal Responsibility Evaluations. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2018 Mar; 46(1):71-77.
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Improving the Detection of Feigned Knowledge Deficits in Defendants Adjudicated Incompetent to Stand Trial. Assessment. 2017 Mar; 24(2):232-243.
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Mental Illness and Mental Health Defenses: Perceptions of the Criminal Bar. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2015 Dec; 43(4):483-91.
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Correlates of Competency to Stand Trial Among Youths Admitted to a Juvenile Mental Health Court. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2015 Sep; 43(3):329-39.
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Benefits and Harms to Organ Donors. Am J Bioeth. 2015; 15(8):19-20.
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[Medical treatment without patient's consent and against her will]. Harefuah. 2014 Mar-Apr; 153(3-4):139-41, 241.
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Research with dementia patients in the nursing home setting: a protocol for informed consent and assent. IRB. 2014 Mar-Apr; 36(2):14-20.
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Considerations in surrogate decision making in the internet age. Am J Bioeth. 2012; 12(10):51.