2. Capacity / Informed Consent Checklist -- includes criteria for determining capacity and specifically for giving informed consent regarding a particular issue.
4. Caregiving and Capacity -- capacity is on a continuum, posture toward caregiving (Autonomy vs. Paternalism) is on a continuum, the interaction determines whether our approach is one to Control, Protect, Support, or Neglect.
6. Some Notes on Capacity Assessment -- notes from a lecture, includes comments regarding various aspects of capacity, what it means and does not mean, how to assess, as related to dementia, etc.
GERIATRICS & CAPACITY
The Long and Short of Memory Deficits in Dementia -- article corrects some misconceptions about the nature of short and long term memory deficits in dementia; provides explanations of various types of memory and forgetting by comparison to computer terminology and functions; includes chart.