Patients may benefit from postponing assessment of mental capacity

J Clin Ethics. 2006 Summer;17(2):99-109.

Author

Edmund G Howe¹

Affiliation

¹ Programs in Medical Ethics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

PMID: 16913144

No abstract available

Publication types

Comment
Review

MeSH terms

Advance Directives
Alzheimer Disease / genetics
Alzheimer Disease / psychology*
Caregivers* / psychology
Cognition
Decision Making
Family Relations
Genotype
Humans
Mental Competency*
Mental Processes*
Neuropsychological Tests
Referral and Consultation