Competence Assessment in Dementia

Gabriela Stoppe

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I-VIII
Front matter
1-9
1 / Introduction
1-9
Why is Competence Assessment Important? Development of the EDCON Consensus Statement
13-780
Part 2 / EDCON-Consensus; Assessment of Competence
13-780
Front matter
13-24
Neuropsychological Assessment
25-34
Brain Structures Inoalved in Dementia
35-40
Medical Factors Interfering With Competence In Dementia
41-50
Drugs That Affect Competence
51-59
Who Decides Who Decides? Ethical Perspectives on Capacity and Decision-making
61-70
Are Legal Systems in Europe Fit for The Dementia Challenge? Approach of The Council of Europe
71-75
Testamentary and Financial Competence Issues in Dementia
77-84
Assessment of Competency and Advance Directives
85-91
Informed Consent in Dementia Research
93-101
Assessment of Fitness to Drive, Possession of Professional Drivers’ License, Possession of Firearms, and Pilot’s Certificate in Clients with Dementing Conditions
103-105
Practice of Competence Assement in Dementia; Austria
107-108
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia; Denmark
109-111
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia; Finland
113-115
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: France
117-119
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Germany
121-124
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Greece
125-127
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Ireland
129-130
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Italy
131-135
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: The Netherlands
137-139
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Norway
141-146
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Poland
147-150
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Portugal
151-154
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Romania
155-159
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Spain
161-163
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Sweden
165-168
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Switzerland
169-174
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: Czech Republic
175-780
Practice of Competence Assessment in Dementia: UK
181-184
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About This Book

Title

Competence Assessment in Dementia

Editor

Gabriela Stoppe(1)

Editor Affiliations

Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken, Basel, Schweiz

Collection

Medicine

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Copyright Year

2008

DOI

10.1007/978-3-211-72369-2

ISBN

978-3-211-72368-5 (Print) 978-3-211-72369-2 (Online)

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Springer Vienna

SpringerLink Date

Saturday, December 29, 2007

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