A CLINICAL-STUDY OF COMPETENCE IN PSYCHIATRIC-INPATIENTS

Authors
BILLICK SB NAYLOR PW MAJESKE MF BURGERT W DAVIS GP
Citation
Sb. Billick et al., A CLINICAL-STUDY OF COMPETENCE IN PSYCHIATRIC-INPATIENTS, Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 24(4), 1996, pp. 505-511
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Law
Journal title
Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law → ACNP
ISSN journal
0091634X
Volume
24
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
505 - 511
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-634X(1996)24:4<505:ACOCIP>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A 15-item questionnaire used to evaluate competency to consent to psyc hiatric hospitalization was validated using a blind forensic psychiatr ic interview. The statistical correlation was excellent with p < .001. The questionnaire also correlated highly with the Mini-Mental State E xam (p < .05), the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (p < .05), and the W eschler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised vocabulary subtest (p < .01). This questionnaire may be a useful instrument for preliminary screeni ng of psychiatric patients for competency to consent to hospitalizatio n and general psychiatric treatment.