title: Constructing competence: formulating standards of legal competence to make medical decisions.
authors.affiliation: Law and Psychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grisso
mesh_terms: D000787:Angina Pectoris; D032882:Comprehension; D003657:Decision Making; D003863:Depression; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014481:United States