Assessing capacity in suspected cases of self-neglect

Geriatrics

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 24-31

  Naik, Aanand D ^a,b   Lai, James M ^c   Kunik, Mark E ^b,d,e   Dyer, Carmel B ^f,g  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies   (United States)

^e VA South Central

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g Texas Elder Abuse Mistreatment (TEAM) Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity; Elder abuse and neglect; Geriatric assessment; Self neglect

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SELF CARE; SELF NEGLECT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; SELF CARE;

EID: 40949139239     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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