title: Patients may benefit from postponing assessment of mental capacity.
authors.affiliation: Programs in Medical Ethics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Edmund G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Howe
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D003071:Cognition; D003657:Decision Making; D005195:Family Relations; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D008606:Mental Processes; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012017:Referral and Consultation