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Evaluation of capacity to consent to treatment and research / Scott Y.H. Kim.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Best practices in forensic mental health assessmentPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 203 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780199747078
  • 0199747075
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Evaluation of capacity to consent to treatment and research.DDC classification:
  • 614/.1 22
LOC classification:
  • RA1151 .K56 2010eb
NLM classification:
  • W 740
Online resources:
Contents:
Foundation. The legal context ; Forensic mental health concepts ; Empirical foundation and limits -- Application. Preparation for the evaluation ; Data collection : the patient interview ; Interpretation ; After the assessment ; Capacity to consent to research.
Summary: "This book addresses the assessment of an individual's competency to consent to medical treatment and using the template will look at the history and importance of this process, the legal standards and the procedure for applying this assessment in court. Established empirical foundations from the behavioral, social, and medical sciences are then presented. Finally, the book provides a detailed 'how-to' for practitioners, including information on data collection, interpretation, report writing and expert testimony"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foundation. The legal context ; Forensic mental health concepts ; Empirical foundation and limits -- Application. Preparation for the evaluation ; Data collection : the patient interview ; Interpretation ; After the assessment ; Capacity to consent to research.

"This book addresses the assessment of an individual's competency to consent to medical treatment and using the template will look at the history and importance of this process, the legal standards and the procedure for applying this assessment in court. Established empirical foundations from the behavioral, social, and medical sciences are then presented. Finally, the book provides a detailed 'how-to' for practitioners, including information on data collection, interpretation, report writing and expert testimony"--Provided by publisher.

Print version record.

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650

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