mental competency

Preferred Label : mental competency;

MeSH 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).;

MeSH synonym : mental competence; competence, mental; competency, mental;

MeSH Hyperonym : competence;

Related MeSH term : incompetency, mental; Mental Incompetency; Incompetence, Mental; Mental Incompetence;

MeSH annotation : 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);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental competency;

Details

Origin ID

D016743;

UMLS CUI

C0085285;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ability [UNESCO concept]
- Cognitive impairment [HPO term]
- Competence (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Competency [NCIt concept]
- Credential [NCIt concept]
- Intellectual Disability [NCIt concept]
- Intellectual ability (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Jurisdiction [NCIt concept]
- Mental disability [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Mental disability NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- Skills [UNESCO concept]
- competence [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- competence [MeSH concept]
- incompetency, mental [MeSH concept]
- mental competency [MeSH concept]
See also
- comprehension [MeSH Descriptor]
- informed consent [MeSH Descriptor]
- insanity defense [MeSH Descriptor]
- legal guardians [MeSH Descriptor]
- treatment refusal [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Qualitative Concept [UMLS semantic type]

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