title: Clinical practice. Assessment of patients' competence to consent to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York 10032, USA. psa21@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D003657:Decision Making; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D016743:Mental Competency; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests