Neuropsychological profiles of victims of financial elder exploitation at the los angeles county elder abuse forensic center.
The current article examines neuropsychological correlates of financial elder exploitation in a sample of older adults who have been documented victims of financial elder exploitation. The purpose of this exploratory study was twofold. First, a subsample of the referrals at the Los Angeles County Elder Abuse Forensic Center (LACEAFC) was compared to community dwelling adults in terms of the specific cognitive domains linked to financial capacity including memory, calculation, and executive functioning. Next, the correlation between presence of neuropsychological data and the likelihood of filing a case with the LA County's District Attorney office was examined. Twenty-seven LACEAFC cases and 32 controls were assessed. Overall, the forensic center group performed worse than a community-based age-matched control group on the MMSE, calculation, and executive functioning (ps < .01). The presence of neuropsychological data was significantly correlated to an increased likelihood of a case being filed.
a Department of Psychology , Scripps College , Claremont , California , USA.
Stacey
S
Wood
Benjamin
B
Rakela
Pi-Ju
PJ
Liu
Adria E
AE
Navarro
Susan
S
Bernatz
Kathleen H
KH
Wilber
Robin
R
Allen
Diana
D
Homeier
Diana
D
Homier
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D003416:Criminal Law; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012941:Social Responsibility
financial abuse; forensic centers; neuropsychology