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The Clinician's Guide to Geriatric Forensic Evaluations provides practical guidance to clinicians performing forensic evaluations on older adults. The book begins with how geriatric forensic evaluations differ from those done on non-geriatric adults. DSM-5 criteria for neurocognitive disorders...
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Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
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| Publisher Address: | London ; San Diego, CA : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2019] ©2019 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: |
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128150344 |
| Summary: |
The Clinician's Guide to Geriatric Forensic Evaluations provides practical guidance to clinicians performing forensic evaluations on older adults. The book begins with how geriatric forensic evaluations differ from those done on non-geriatric adults. DSM-5 criteria for neurocognitive disorders are discussed and differentiated from the previous criteria in DSM-IV. Coverage includes assessing decision-making capacity/competence and evaluating undue influence, elder abuse, and financial exploitation. Each chapter opens with a case study and then highlights specific assessment techniques, best practices, and common pitfalls to avoid. The book additionally covers forensic report writing, court testimony, and when to refer to an outside independent expert. Samples of geriatric forensic reports are provided. Provides practical information on performing geriatric forensic evaluations; Identifies DSM-5 criteria for neurocognitive disordersIncludes assessing decision-making capacity/competence, undue influence, elder abuse, and financial exploitation; Features assessment strategies, case studies, best practices, and pitfalls to avoid; Advises on report writing and court testimony. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780128150351 0128150351 |
| Index Number: | RC451 |
| CLC: | R749.1 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; THE CLINICIAN'S GUIDE TO GERIATRIC FORENSIC EVALUATIONS; THE CLINICIAN'S GUIDE TO GERIATRIC FORENSIC EVALUATIONS; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Objectives of this book; Chapter-by-chapter summary; Conclusion; REFERENCES; Acknowledgments; Disclaimer; One -- Introduction to geriatric forensic evaluations; Who are older adults?; Ageism and older adults; What are forensic evaluations?; Forensic interviewing; Who performs geriatric forensic evaluations?; Multidisciplinary team; Existing guidelines for geriatric forensic evaluations; Types of geriatric forensic evaluations Criminal geriatric forensic evaluationsAdjudicative process; Malingering/feigning; Civil geriatric forensic evaluations; Contemporaneous geriatric forensic evaluations; Retrospective geriatric forensic evaluations; How do geriatric forensic evaluations differ from forensic evaluations in younger people?; General Considerations; Mechanics of the evaluation; Addressing sensory input deficits; Communication techniques; Should you video record the evaluation?; Potentially reversible issues: medical, affective, social-context; Role of collateral information Physical aging, medical problems, and frailtyMedications and polypharmacy; The 3 Ds: depression, delirium, dementia; Psychiatric conditions in older adults; Other psychiatric conditions in older adults; Depression; Other psychiatric conditions in older adults; Psychosis; Intellectual disability; Bipolar disorders; Anxiety disorders; Obsessive-compulsive disorders; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Hoarding; Substance use disorders; Mental status examination in older adults; Appearance and behavior; Alertness versus wakefulness; Speech and language; Mood; Thought content and process Sensory input and perceptionLethality assessment; Cognition; Attention; Need for multiple assessments; Conclusion; Selected references; Two -- Ethical and legal issues; Ethics in dementia; Professional guidelines; Ethics in forensic evaluations; Ethical values to consider; Professional competence; Forensic versus therapeutic role; Importance of self-care; Integrity and impartiality; Multiple relationships/conflicts of interest; Avoid taking requests directly from litigants; Working with attorneys; Fees and financial relationships; Legal issues; Geriatric criminal evaluations Dementia and crimeSociopathy in older adults; Malingering/feigning; Adjudicative process; Competency to stand trial; Restoration of competency to stand trial in older adults; Insanity defense; Evaluation criteria for insanity defense; Presentencing evaluations; Older offenders in correctional settings; Selected references; Three -- Evaluation of cognitive impairment; Cognitive changes in older adults; Normal aging; Changes in executive functioning; Importance of decision-making abilities; Mild cognitive impairment (MCI); What is dementia?; How common is dementia?; Symptoms of dementia |