Changes in decision-making capacity in older adults : assessment and intervention
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Changes in decision-making capacity in older adults : assessment and intervention
（Wiley series in clinical geropsychology / series editor, Sara Honn Qualls）
John Wiley & Sons, c2007
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Part of the Wiley Series in Clinical Geropsychology, Changes in Decision-Making Capacity in Older Adults: Assessment and Intervention helps to familiarize you with the legal and social contexts for decision making in potentially impaired individuals. Editors Sara Qualls and Michael Smyer have brought together a notable team of international contributors to provide you with a unique framework of the legal, social, and psychological approaches to assessing the ability of older adults to make decisions.
Table of Contents
Preface ( Sara Honn Qualls ). Acknowledgments. Contributors. PART I: Aging Effects on Decision-Making Capacity. 1 Aging and Decision-Making Capacity: An Overview ( Michael A. Smyer ). 2 Cognitive Changes across the Life Span ( Shannon M. Foster, R. Elisabeth Cornwell, Michael A. Kisley, and Hasker P. Davis ). 3 Medical Factors Affecting Mental Capacity ( Kathryn Kaye and Jim Grigsby ). 4 Impact of Dementia on Decision-Making Abilities ( Stacey Wood and Betty E. Tanius ). PART II: Social and Legal Contexts of Capacity Decisions. 5 Decision-Making Capacity: The Players ( Sara Honn Qualls ). 6 A Primer for Legal Proceedings ( Wayna M. Marshall, Catherine Seal, and Lynn Vanatta-Perry ). 7 Culture and Medical Decision Making ( Michele J. Karel ). PART III: Clinical Evaluation and Intervention. 8 Clinical Frameworks for Capacity Assessment ( Jennifer Moye ). 9 The Role of Neuropsychological Assessment in Capacity Evaluations ( Stacey Wood ). 10 Assessment of Medical Consent Capacity and Independent Living ( Jennifer Moye and Michelle Braun ). 11 Assessment of Financial Capacity in Older Adults with Dementia ( Katina R. Hebert and Daniel C. Marson ). 12 Clinical Interventions for Decision Making with Impaired Persons ( Sara Honn Qualls ). 13 The Business of Geropsychology: Billing and Preparing Legal Reports and Testimony ( Kathryn Kaye and Michael Kenny ). Epilogue ( Michael A. Smyer ). Author Index. Subject Index.
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