| Geriatric Forensic Psychiatry: Principles and Practice Contributor(s): Holzer, Jacob (Editor), Kohn, Robert (Editor), Ellison, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199374651 ISBN-13: 9780199374656 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Forensic Medicine - Psychology | Forensic Psychology - Medical | Geriatrics |
| Dewey: 618.976 |
| LCCN: 2018000068 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.7" W x 11.2" (2.60 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Geriatric Forensic Psychiatry: Principles and Practice is one of the first texts to provide a comprehensive review of important topics in the intersection of geriatric psychiatry, medicine, clinical neuroscience, forensic psychiatry, and law. It will speak to a broad audience among varied fields, including clinical and forensic psychiatry and mental health professionals, geriatricians and internists, attorneys and courts, regulators, and other professionals working with the older population. Topics addressed in this text, applied to the geriatric population, include clinical forensic evaluation, regulations and laws, civil commitment, different forms of capacity, guardianship, patient rights, medical-legal issues related to treatment, long term care and telemedicine, risk management, patient safety and error reduction, elder driving, sociopathy and aggression, offenders and the adjudication process, criminal evaluations, corrections, ethics, culture, cognitive impairment, substance abuse, trauma, older professionals, high risk behavior, and forensic mental health training and research. Understanding the relationship between clinical issues, laws and regulations, and managing risk and improving safety, will help to serve the growing older population. |