Forensic geropsychology : practice essentials /

"Geropsychology is a rapidly growing specialty within psychology, with many psychologists assessing and treating older adults in a variety of settings. This book describes aspects of geropsychology in general terms with proposed application to forensic geropsychology. It presents contemporary t...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bush, Shane S., 1965- (Editor ), Heck, Andrew L. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2018]
Temas:
Forensic psychology.
Geriatric psychiatry.
Older people > Mental health services.
Forensic psychiatry.
Geriatric Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry
Psychologie légale.
Personnes âgées > Services de santé mentale.
Gérontopsychiatrie.
Psychiatrie médico-légale.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Adulthood & Aging.
Forensic psychiatry
Forensic psychology
Geriatric psychiatry
Older people > Mental health services
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • I. Ethics and validity assessment
  • Ethical issues in forensic geropsychology
  • Performance validity assessment: Disentangling dementia from the disinterested and disingenuous
  • II. Civil contexts
  • Traumatic brain injury and dementia: Considerations for the forensic geropsychologist
  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and litigation with older adults
  • Pain and litigation with older adults
  • III. Criminal contexts
  • Assessment and restoration of competency to stand trial with older adults
  • Assessment and restoration of competency to be executed: Issues related to dementia and cognitive disability
  • The insanity defense with older adults
  • The age wave in corrections: Considerations regarding the incarceration of older adults
  • IV. Administrative contexts
  • The assessment of testamentary capacity and undue influence in the older adult
  • Compensation and pension examinations with older veterans
  • Psychology's role in guardianship and conservatorship evaluations
  • Mitigating effects of age-related issues on sentencing and housing placements
  • Index.

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