title: Assessing the competence of people to consent to medical treatment: a balance between law and medicine.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.
authors: B F
authors: BF
authors: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D032882:Comprehension; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D009864:Ontario; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D028701:Patient Rights; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D016312:Treatment Refusal