Evaluation of capacity to consent to treatment and research
By: Scott Y.H. Kim.
Series: Best practices in forensic mental health assessment; Best practices in forensic mental health assessment
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195322958
Subjects: Forensic psychiatry; Mental status examination; Informed consent (Medical law); Forensic Psychiatry -- methods -- Great Britain; Forensic Psychiatry -- methods -- United States; Informed Consent -- psychology -- Great Britain; Informed Consent -- psychology -- United States; Mental Competency -- psychology -- Great Britain; Mental Competency -- psychology -- United States; Personality Assessment -- Great Britain; Personality Assessment -- United States
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: PART 1: FOUNDATION Chapter 1: The Legal Context Chapter 2: Forensic Mental Health Concepts Chapter 3: Empirical Foundations and Limits PART 2: APPLICATION Chapter 4: Preparation for the Evaluation Chapter 5: Data Collection - The Patient Interview Chapter 6: Interpretation Chapter 7: After the Assessment Chapter 8: Capacity to Consent to Research.