Mental Competency
| Definition: |
The ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which the individual is engaged. (From Black's Law Dictionary, 6th ed). |
| Notes: |
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) |
| Also Called: |
Competence,Incompetency, Mental |
| Previously Indexed: |
Forensic Psychiatry (1966-1991),Mental Disorders (1966-1991),Mental Retardation (1966-1991) |
Mental Competency Definitions and Terms
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