Casebook of Mental Capacity in US Legislation
Casebook of Mental Capacity in US Legislation A Casebook of Mental Capacity in US Legislation: Assessment and Legal Commentary employs an applied and accessible approach to the assessment of mental…
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Casebook of Mental Capacity in US Legislation
A Casebook of Mental Capacity in US Legislation: Assessment and Legal Commentary employs an applied and accessible approach to the assessment of mental capacity. It also provides practical guidance on capacity assessment germane to a broad range of clinical settings, including geropsychology, health psychology, and neuropsychology. Through the use of rich vignettes and case examples, the text provides legal commentary to illustrate state laws and ethical principles from varied decision-making capacities in distinct settings to fortify its assessment.The text begins by providing a background about decision-making capacity as a construct.
The case presentations and legal commentary underline It moves on to reviewing decision-making rights that make up capacity, and provides ethical guidelines while drawing the practitioner's attention to the common pitfalls.