Competency to Consent to Research

The capacity to consent to treatment is altered in suicidal patients

“…Our results strengthen the hypothesis of an impaired DMC in some patients with depression [ 6 ], associated with higher depressive symptomatology. DMC (at least one MacCAT-T sub-score) was impaired in more than 30% of patients.…”

Developing a Tool to Assess Competency to Consent to Psychiatric Hospitalization (KATOC): Reliability and Validity

“…In particular, the competence of understanding shows a middle level of correlation with MMSE and IQ, which corresponds with the argument of Appelbaum and Roth30 that the competence of understanding is influenced by orientation, concentration, memory etc. Appreciation and reasoning show correlation of middle level or higher with insight.…”

Capacity to make medical treatment decisions in multiple sclerosis: A potentially remediable deficit

“…These data parallel those obtained from patients with schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, mania, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and HIV (Appelbaum & Grisso, 1988; Appelbaum & Grisso, 1995; Appelbaum et al, 1999; Appelbaum et al, 1987; Appelbaum & Roth, 1982; Carpenter et al, 2000; Dymek et al, 2001; Griffith et al, 2005; Grisso, 1986; Grisso & Appelbaum, 1998; Grisso et al, 1995; Guerra et al, 2006; Howe et al, 2005; Kim et al, 2001; Marson, 2001; Marson et al, 1996; Marson & Harrell, 1999; Marson et al, 1994; Moser et al, 2006; Moser et al, 2002; Roth et al, 1977). Specifically, each of the aforementioned studies compared patients with disease-related neuropsychological impairment to a normal control group.…”