Psychiatric Ethics in Late-Life Patients : Medicolegal and Forensic Aspects at the Interface of Mental Health / edited by Meera Balasubramaniam, Aarti Gupta, Rajesh R. Tampi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Balasubramaniam, Meera, editor.

Gupta, Aarti (Of Yale University. School of Medicine), editor.

Tampi, Rajesh R., editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Medicine (Springer-11650)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatry.

Geriatrics.

General practice (Medicine).

Medical jurisprudence.

Clinical psychology.

Geriatrics/Gerontology.

General Practice / Family Medicine.

Forensic Medicine.

Clinical Psychology.

Local Subjects:

Psychiatry.

Geriatrics/Gerontology.

General Practice / Family Medicine.

Forensic Medicine.

Clinical Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 246 pages) : 4 illustrations in color

Edition:

First edition 2019.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This book offers a comprehensive view of ethical, medicolegal, and forensic issues common to aging psychiatric patients. Written by experts in the field, this volume includes assessments of each patient's capacity to make decisions, live independently, manage finances, drive a vehicle, have sexual relations, and a wide array of other topics in the context of ethics and the law. The text also discusses guardianship and care for patients who are no longer fit to handle their own care and the ethical dilemmas associated with these challenges. Finally, the text covers aging adults in the criminal justice system from an epidemiological perspective-a problem that is steadily increasing in many nations, including the United States. Psychiatric Ethics in Late-Life Patients is an excellent resource for all physicians navigating legal and ethical scenarios involving aging patients, including general, geriatric, and forensic psychiatrists, geriatricians, primary care providers, geriatric nurses, social workers, public health officials, and all others.

Contents:

Aging: Balancing Autonomy and Beneficence

The capacity to make medical decisions

The Capacity to Live Independently

The Capacity to Manage Finances

Capacity to Manage Critical Domains of Living: Driving, Voting and Sexual Expression

Ethical Issues in Dementia: An Overview

Research Ethics in Geriatric Psychiatry

Advance Health Care Planning

Surrogate Decision Making

Guardianship

Elder Abuse

Social Determinants and Mental Health Among Older Adults in the Criminal Justice System

Capacity to Stand Trial Evaluations for Geriatric Defendants

Responding to Crisis of Aging People in Prison: Global Promising Practices and Initiatives.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-030-15172-0

9783030151720

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.