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Mental Competency

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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).  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)   
See Also Comprehension; Informed Consent; Insanity Defense; Legal Guardians; Treatment Refusal 		Other names Incompetency, Mental; Competency, Mental; Mental Incompetency; Mental Incompetence; Competence, Mental; Mental Competence; Incompetence, Mental; Competence

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