MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Treatment: Maccat-T

by Thomas Grisso and Paul S. Appelbaum

The MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Treatment (MacCAT-T) is the product of an 8-year study of patients' capacities to make treatment decisions. It is a semi-structured interview that assists clinicians in assessing a patient's competence to consent to treatment. The process provides a patient with information about their medical/psychiatric condition, the type of treatment being recommended, its risks and benefits, as well as other possible...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568870418
• ISBN13: 9781568870410
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Professional Resource Press
• Length: 35 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.