Part One. Aging Effects on Decision Making Capacity.

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

2. Cognitive Changes Across the Lifespan (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 Tanius).

Part Two. Social and Legal Contexts of Capacity Decisions.

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

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

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

Part Three. 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 Hebert and Daniel C. Marson).

12. Clinical Interventions for Decision-Making 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).