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Financial exploitation often presents to the practitioner in subtle ways. In this chapter, the author discusses common hints and warnings that a patient may be at increased risk of financial exploitation. The author also presents the possible ways that the victim of financial exploitation will appear, both mentally and physically. Elements of the exam that include assessment of the patient’s financial decision making capacity through interview and problem solving, as well as the importance of cognitive assessment are discussed.
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Price, T. (2014). Clinical Assessment of Financial Decision Making Capacity. In: Factora, R. (eds) Aging and Money. Aging Medicine. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1320-6_6
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