Geriatric Forensic Psychiatry: Principles and Practice

[摘要] Edited by J Holzer, R Kohn, J Ellison, P Recupero. Oxford University Press, 2017. 400 pp, $150.00.The task of determining an older person's ability to make decisions, drive, or live independently can be fraught with ethics and legal pressures. Geriatric forensic assessments require a methodical approach, yet many forensic evaluators lack basic skills in this area, leaving older adults vulnerable with regard to their basic rights in navigating the courts and judicial and correctional systems. Though AAPL's Practice Guideline for The Forensic Assessment discusses special considerations for children and adolescents and for persons with intellectual disability, there is no subsection for older adults, and dementia, for example, is only briefly discussed.

[学科分类] 儿科学