Title
Five year research update (1991-1995): evaluations for competence to stand trial
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
1997-07-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Bias (Epidemiology); Forensic Psychiatry; Humans; Mental Competency; Mental Disorders; Mental Health Services; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Reproducibility of Results; Research
Disciplines
Psychiatry
Abstract
This article reviews and evaluates publications during 1991-1995 with relevance for assessments of competence to stand trial. The review focuses specifically on articles that provide new concepts or data supported by research or case analyses. The studies are reviewed under the following headings: (a) the systemic context of competence to stand trial (CST) evaluations, (b) conceptual definitions of CST, (c) research on CST assessment methods, (d) characteristics of incompetent defendants, (e) interpretation and communication of CST evaluation data, (f) issues in CST assessment of special populations (juveniles, persons with mental retardation), and (g) treatment to restore competence. Suggestions are offered for further research to advance the quality of clinical evaluations for competence to stand trial.
Source
Behav Sci Law. 1997 Summer;15(3):347-64.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Behavioral sciences and the law
Related Resources
PubMed ID
9415961
Repository Citation
Cooper, Deborah K. and Grisso, Thomas, "Five year research update (1991-1995): evaluations for competence to stand trial" (1997). Psychiatry Publications and Presentations. 252.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/252