title: Comparison of two screening tests of competency to stand trial for defendants with mental retardation.
abstract: Scores for the four terms found by Smith and Hudson to predict competency to stand trial in defendants with mental retardation correlated significantly (r = .65) with scores on the Competency Screening Test (N = 34). Agreement between sets of scores was 84%.
authors.affiliation: Pee Dee Regional Center, Florence, South Carolina 29502-3209, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results