George J. Demakis, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Health Psychology and Director of Clinical Training in the Health Psychology program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. As a licensed psychologist in NC, he has considerable clinical experience conducing a variety of civil capacity evaluations. He has worked closely with attorneys, legal guardians, and legal decision makers (clerks of court and judges) in a wide variety of capacity evaluations. He has also consulted with the North Carolina Guardianship Association. He has published on a variety of topics including financial decision-making capacity, malingering, Alzheimer's and Parkinson diseases, and meta-analytic approaches to outcome after mild traumatic brain injury and executive functioning.

• Part I: Background Issues ; 1. Introduction to Basic Issues in Civil Capacities ; George J. Demakis ; 2. Legal perspectives on civil capacity ; Elissa Kolva and Barry Rosenfeld ; Part II: Civil Capacities and Guardianship ; 3. Assessment of financial capacity: A neuropsychological perspective ; Dan Marson, Amy Knight, Kristen Triebel ; 4. Healthcare Descision-Making Capacity ; Barton Palmer, Gauri N. Savla, and Alexandrea L. Harmell ; 5. Testamentary capacity ; Carmelle Peisah and Kenneth Shulman ; 6. Driving capacity ; Penny Wolfe and Jessica Clark ; 7. Personal care and independence ; Erik Everhart, Katie A. Lehockey, Alicia M. Moran, and Jonathan M. Highsmith ; 8. Adult guardianship ; George J. Demakis ; Part III: Applications ; 9. Assessment of civil capacities: An evaluative framework and practical recommendations ; Stacey Wood and Meryl O'Bryan ; 10. Civil capacity instruments: Research trends and recommendations for future research ; Karen Sullivan ; 11. Other aspects of data collection in the capacity evaluation ; Robert Ruchinskas ; 12. Forensic report-writing and testimony in capacity evaluations ; Patricia A. Zapf and Gianni Pirelli ; 13. Ethical issues in capacity and competency evaluations ; Paul J. Moberg and Sanjay Shah ; Part IV: Conclusions ; 14. A legal consumer's perspective on competency ; Fredrick Benson and M. Joanne Romano ; 15. Conclusions and future directions ; George J. Demakis

"The book contains first-rate chapters by leaders in the field... The focus of this book is on evidence based practice, and this it does well...Civil Capacities in Clinical Neuropsychology is a book that is certain to advance the field." -- Jennifer Moye, PsycCritiques"...Civil Capacities is a major advance that is sure to become an essential text for those working in this area, including neuropsychologists, forensic psychologists, attorneys and judges." -- forensicpsychologist.blogspot.com"This is a sorely needed compilation of topics related to civil capacities. It is the only publication where literature reviews, case studies, and practical applications are formulated into a coherent guide for almost any civil capacity evaluation encountered in clinical neuropsychology. No clinical neuropsychologist's shelf should be without this book and it should serve as a primer for intern and fellowship training in this area." --DOODY'S"...this is an essential text for the clinician. It clarifies basic assumptions, models, roles, and responsibilities, and it provides a rudimentary framework for conducting capacity evaluations. Furthermore, owing to the scientific blindspots it highlights, this text will also serve as a catalyst for subsequent research." -- Archives in Clinical Neuropsychology