Assessing capacity within a context of abuse or neglect

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-169

  O'Connor, Deborah ^a   Isabel Hall, Margaret ^a   Donnelly, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abuse; Aging; Capacity; Competence; Decision making; Neglect

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CRIME; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; SPOUSE ABUSE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 67449084169     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946560902779993     Document Type: Article

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