Acknowledgments.

Contributors.

PART I: Aging Effects on Decision-Making Capacity.

1 Aging and Decision-Making Capacity: An Overview (Michael A. Smyer).

2 Cognitive Changes across the Life Span (Shannon M. Foster, R. Elisabeth Cornwell, Michael A. Kisley, and Hasker P. Davis).

3 Medical Factors Affecting Mental Capacity (Kathryn Kaye and Jim Grigsby).

4 Impact of Dementia on Decision-Making Abilities (Stacey Wood and Betty E. Tanius).

PART II: Social and Legal Contexts of Capacity Decisions.

5 Decision-Making Capacity: The Players (Sara Honn Qualls).

6 A Primer for Legal Proceedings (Wayna M. Marshall, Catherine Seal, and Lynn Vanatta-Perry).

7 Culture and Medical Decision Making (Michele J. Karel).

PART III: Clinical Evaluation and Intervention.

8 Clinical Frameworks for Capacity Assessment (Jennifer Moye).

9 The Role of Neuropsychological Assessment in Capacity Evaluations (Stacey Wood).

10 Assessment of Medical Consent Capacity and Independent Living (Jennifer Moye and Michelle Braun).

11 Assessment of Financial Capacity in Older Adults with Dementia (Katina R. Hebert and Daniel C. Marson).

12 Clinical Interventions for Decision Making with Impaired Persons (Sara Honn Qualls).

13 The Business of Geropsychology: Billing and Preparing Legal Reports and Testimony (Kathryn Kaye and Michael Kenny).

Epilogue (Michael A. Smyer).

Author Index.

Subject Index.