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基本説明
Emphasizing the distinctive and unique characteristics of practice with older adults, it provides advice for caregivers, families and those who counsel them on assessing and adjusting to changes in mental capacities in older adults.
Full Description
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.
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.