Forensic and Ethical Issues

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter reviews the forensic and ethical issues involving aged, which encompass all of ones that can be faced by any other adult. However, their frequency complexity may greater, reflecting age-dependent differences in prevalence important psychiatric medical conditions are substrate for these legal concerns. Advancing age invariably results a progressive loss functional capacity biological systems. Old is associated with an increasing likelihood specific degenerative changes within central nervous system characteristic dementia. Other body systems also exposed to accelerating risk malfunction disease, then directly or indirectly—through therapeutic intervention—give rise organic mental syndromes. Functional disorders develop anew later life. The appearance neuropsychiatric disturbances geriatric population plays significant role generating presents identification three critical themes clarify analysis myriad problems found at mental, physical, illnesses. By identifying underlying competency, consent, confidentiality, variety common dilemmas framed analyzed suggest reasonable resolution. In vein, serious attention domains will enhance clinical efficacy personal satisfaction working this group.