Assessing capacities of older adults : a casebook to guide difficult decisions /

"This book demonstrates how to address practical and ethical challenges when evaluating capacities of older adults with neurocognitive disorders, like dementia. The contributors are expert clinicians who draw upon real life experiences conducting clinical capacity assessments in civil matters,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Moye, Jennifer (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2020]
Temas:
Decision making in old age.
Medical care > Decision making.
Older people > Functional assessment.
Capacity and disability.
Older people > Psychological testing.
Dementia.
Aged > psychology
Health Services for the Aged
Dementia
Prise de décision chez la personne âgée.
Personnes âgées > Évaluation fonctionnelle.
Personnes âgées > Tests psychologiques.
Démence.
PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contributors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Understanding Legal and Clinical Capacities
  • I. CAPACITIES IN DIAGNOSTIC CONTEXTS
  • 2. Evaluating Capacities in Persons With Dementia
  • 3. Evaluating Capacities in Persons With Serious Mental Illness
  • 4. Evaluating Capacities After Traumatic Brain Injury
  • II. CAPACITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF ELDER ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION
  • 5. Assessment of Financial Exploitation
  • 6. Assessment of Undue Influence
  • 7. Assessment of Independent Living Capacity in the Context of Elder Self-Neglect
  • 8. Assessment of Testamentary Capacity
  • III. EVOLVING ISSUES IN ASSESSING CAPACITIES
  • 9. Assessment of Sexual Consent Capacity
  • 10. Assessment of Capacity in Medical Aid in Dying
  • IV. NEGOTIATING CHALLENGES WITH FAMILIES AND SURROGATES
  • 11. Working With Surrogates Who May Lack Capacity or Be Unfit
  • 12. Addressing Family Conflicts When Assessing Capacities
  • About the Editor

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