title: Neuropsychological Assessment of Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence.
abstract: Neuropsychologists are increasingly requested to perform assessments of testamentary capacity. This article provides an overview of the psycho-legal context in which such assessments are performed. Suggestions for an evaluative methodology for performing these evaluations with both living and deceased testators are provided.
authors.affiliation: Eric Mart and Associates, Portsmouth, NH, USA emart@comcast.net.
authors.forename: Eric G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Mart
mesh_terms: D005104:Expert Testimony; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests
keywords: Neuropsychological assessment; Testamentary capacity; Undue influence