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    It is not the case that Grisso & Appelbaum's empirical MacCAT framework grounds appreciation in psychopathological distortion, not legal insight requirements.

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    • 1.Appreciation requires evaluating consequences and values—inherently legal-normative acts, not purely psychopathological phenomena.
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    • 2.Some jurisdictions legally require specific knowledge of rights/procedures; empirical frameworks cannot replace statutory requirements.
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    • 3.Psychopathological distortion alone may not capture incapacity in cases of rational refusal or genuine value conflicts.
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    • 1.Empirical grounding in observable psychopathology avoids circular legal definitions and enables reproducible clinical assessment.
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    • 2.Patients can understand legal concepts yet lack capacity due to delusions or cognitive deficits that distort their reasoning process.
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    • 3.MacCAT's focus on appreciation (applying knowledge to self) better captures decisional incapacity than abstract legal knowledge.
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