"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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mental Competency".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Mental Competency".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mental Competency" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mental Competency" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Mental Competency" by people in Profiles.
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Neurobiological evidence and criminal competencies. Behav Sci Law. 2024 May-Jun; 42(3):241-248.
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Hidden Behind Bars - The Public Health Implications of Incompetency to Stand Trial. N Engl J Med. 2023 Dec 21; 389(25):2314-2317.
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Deciding for Patients Who Have Lost Decision-Making Capacity - Finding Common Ground in Medical Ethics. N Engl J Med. 2023 Dec 21; 389(25):2309-2312.
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Plant Community: Mental Competency Restoration Through Ecological Restoration. Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Dec 01; 74(12):1315.
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Estimating Annual Numbers of Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations across the United States. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2021 12; 49(4):530-539.
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Profiles of juveniles with sex offense charges referred for competence evaluations. J Forensic Sci. 2021 Sep; 66(5):1829-1840.
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Gender and Malingering in Defendants Deemed Incompetent to Stand Trial. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2021 Jun; 49(2):211-218.
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Treatment Capacity and Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Schizophrenia Who Were Treated With Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Schizophr Bull. 2021 03 16; 47(2):424-432.
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Persistent, poor quality competency to stand trial reports: Does training matter? Psychol Serv. 2022 May; 19(2):206-212.
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Revisiting the Role of Health Care Proxies in Reproductive Choice. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 01 01; 137(1):170-172.