Overview

This book uses detailed case examples to demonstrate how to address practical and ethical challenges when evaluating capacities of older adults with neurocognitive disorders.

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9781433831546

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"Overall, contributors stress decision making in a relational context (caregivers and surrogates), and introduce the construct of the so-called Complexity, Urgency, Risk and Environment Framework (CURE), a planning tool for responsible capacity assessment... Recommended.-- ""Choice Reviews"""

Overall, contributors stress decision making in a relational context (caregivers and surrogates), and introduce the construct of the so-called Complexity, Urgency, Risk and Environment Framework (CURE), a planning tool for responsible capacity assessment... Recommended.-- Choice Reviews

Overall, contributors stress decision making in a relational context (caregivers and surrogates), and introduce the construct of the so-called Complexity, Urgency, Risk and Environment Framework (CURE), a planning tool for responsible capacity assessment… Recommended. * Choice Reviews *

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Jennifer Moye, PhD, is the Associate Director of Education and Evaluation for New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) at the VA Boston Healthcare System and Bedford VA Medical Center and professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She received her doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 992. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Gerontologist. Her main research interests concern capacity, guardianship, and adjustment to medical illness in older adults, as well as geriatrics and gerontology education. Jennifer Moye lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Follow JenniferMoyePhD on Twitter.

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