title: Reflections on segregating and assessing areas of competence.
abstract: Various complexities that arise in the application of legal and/or clinical criteria to the actual assessment of competence/capacity are discussed, and a particular way of understanding the nature of such criteria is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Checkland
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silberfeld
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D032882:Comprehension; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007600:Judgment; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012648:Self Care; D014481:United States