"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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Informed Consent and Decision-Making for Patients with Acquired Cognitive Impairment. Neurol Clin. 2023 08; 41(3):433-442.
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US State Regulation of Decisions for Pregnant Women Without Decisional Capacity. JAMA. 2019 04 23; 321(16):1629-1631.
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The Four-Quadrant Approach to Ethical Issues in Burn Care. AMA J Ethics. 2018 Jun 01; 20(1):595-601.
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How Should Trauma Patients' Informed Consent or Refusal Be Regarded in a Trauma Bay or Other Emergency Settings? AMA J Ethics. 2018 May 01; 20(5):425-430.
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Behavioral Addictions and Criminal Responsibility. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2017 12; 45(4):464-471.
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Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons. JAMA. 2017 Oct 17; 318(15):1491-1492.
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Who Decides When a Patient Can't? Statutes on Alternate Decision Makers. N Engl J Med. 2017 Apr 13; 376(15):1478-1482.
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Theory and Practice of Pediatric Bioethics. Perspect Biol Med. 2016; 58(3):267-80.
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On substituted arguments. J Med Ethics. 2015 Sep; 41(9):732-3.
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A Justifiable Asymmetry. J Clin Ethics. 2015; 26(2):100-3.