Deciding Whether the Client Can Decide: Assessment of Decision-Making Capability

摘要

Contents: Assessing Decisional Ability; Measurement of Cognitive Functioning; Assessment Tools to Assess Decision-Making Ability; Decision-Making and Dementia; How the Law Views Decision-Making Capacity in Competency Determinations; Decision-Making Ability and Competence in Mental Health; Liability Issues: How Do They Affect Assessment of Decision-Making Capability; The Role of the Family in the Assessment of an Older Person's Decision-Making Capability in Long-Term Care; The Structure of Decision-Making; Is an Outrageous Choice a Sign of Incompetency; Assessing Treatment Decision-Making in Elderly Hospitalized Patients and Nursing Home Residents.