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Descriptor English:
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Mental Competency
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Competencia Mental
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Competência Mental
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Synonyms English:
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Competence
Incompetence, Mental
Mental Competence
Competence, Mental
Mental Incompetence
Mental Incompetency
Competency, Mental
Incompetency, Mental
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Tree Number:
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F01.590
F02.410
I01.880.604.583.530
N03.706.535.625
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Definition English:
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The ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which the individual is engaged. (From Black's Law Dictionary, 6th ed). |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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in mental retard or organic or psychiat mental disord; coord IM with concomitant disord /psychol (IM); competency to consent: coord IM with INFORMED CONSENT (IM)
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See Related English:
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Comprehension
Informed Consent
Insanity Defense
Legal Guardians
Treatment Refusal
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History Note English:
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92
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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29986
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Unique Identifier:
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D016743
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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