TY  - JOUR
T1  - Changes in decision-making capacity in older adults: Assessment and intervention
AU  - Ross LK
Y1  - 2009/02/18
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.145
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 776
EP  - 782
VL  - 301
IS  - 7
N2  - 
This particular and unique text expands on a conference held to train mental health professionals about assessments and interventions for decision-making capacity. What has emerged is a book that will benefit mental health professionals and clinicians with limited experience in assessing such capacity. Specifically, the content improves understanding of the complex and multidimensional issues within decision-making capacity; describes how to conduct evaluations of individuals with cognitive impairment; details possible interventions that can help maintain an individual's independence; and describes the intersection these evaluations might have within the legal system. Qualls and Smyer thereby provide readers with a framework for conceptualizing decision-making capacity, organized into 3 sections: the effects of aging on decision-making capacity, the social and legal contexts of capacity decisions, and clinical evaluations and interventions.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.145
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.145
ER  -