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The MacCAT-T: a clinical tool to assess patients' capacities to make treatment decisions

Psychiatric Services · 1997 · Vol. 48(11) · pp. 1415–1419
Thomas GrissoPaul S. AppelbaumCarolyn Hill‐Fotouhi

Abstract

The MacCAT-T offers a flexible yet structured method with which caregivers can assess, rate, and report patients' abilities relevant for evaluating competence to consent to treatment.

Healthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsMental Health and PsychiatryPsychiatric care and mental health servicesSchizoaffective disorderInter-rater reliabilityCompetence (human resources)MedicineMental illnessInformed consentPsychologyPsychiatryClinical psychologyPsychosis

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AdolescentAdultAgedFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansInformed ConsentLegal GuardiansMaleMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsBrief Psychiatric Rating ScalePatient ParticipationPsychometricsPsychotic Disorders
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