Psychiatric issues in retrospective challenges of testamentary capacity

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-69

  Shulman, Kenneth I ^a   Cohen, Carole A ^a   Hull, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Hull/Hull Barristers and Solicitors   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geriatric psychiatric assessment; Testamentary capacity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL TASK; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUICIDE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LAWYERS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; ROLE; WILLS;

EID: 11844266598     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1257     Document Type: Review

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