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Competency Assessment in Clinical Populations: An Introduction to the Cognitive Competency Test

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Clinical Neuropsychology of Intervention

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There is an increasing demand within the medical and legal fields for an objective and thorough method of evaluating competency. However, both the concept and method of assessment of such a complex entity as mental competency are frequently debated. Unlike the issue of one’s physical capabilities, which can be accurately and objectively evaluated and even compensated for by means of external assistance if need be, the answers to inquiries regarding one’s mental competency are far less accessible at present.

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  1. Paul L. Wang
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  2. Karen E. Ennis
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  1. Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA

    Barbara P. Uzzell Ph.D. (Clinical Neuropsychologist Research Assistant Professor) (Clinical Neuropsychologist Research Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel

    Yigal Gross Ph.D. (Senior Lecturer Director of Development and Training) (Senior Lecturer Director of Development and Training)

  3. The Neuropsychological Unit for Treatment and Rehabilitation, Givatayim, Israel

    Yigal Gross Ph.D. (Senior Lecturer Director of Development and Training) (Senior Lecturer Director of Development and Training)

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Wang, P.L., Ennis, K.E. (1986). Competency Assessment in Clinical Populations: An Introduction to the Cognitive Competency Test. In: Uzzell, B.P., Gross, Y. (eds) Clinical Neuropsychology of Intervention. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2291-7_6

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