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Why Use Dr. Stein for your Case?

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Aging is Multifaceted.

I can make it understandable.

Areas of Expertise and Interest

  • Contested Wills and Trusts

  • Testamentary Capacity, including Undue Influence and Insane Delusions

  • Influence and Undue influence

  • Geriatric Competence/Capacity

  • Delirium and Dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Geriatric Psychiatry Evaluation and Treatment, including Psychiatric Medication and Psychotherapeutic Issues

  • Depression and Anxiety Disorders in the Aged

  • Relationship Problems between the Elderly and their Adult Children, and with Blended Families, including areas involving Late-life Divorce, Second Marriages and Step-children

  • Financial Elder Abuse

  • Aging and Mental Disorders, including issues concerning the evaluation and treatment of depression, anxiety, stress disorders, emotional disorders, psychotic disorders, relationship problems, insomnia, memory, cognitive and behavioral problems, and other mental and emotional problems which occur in the second half of life

  • Medical and Psychiatric Interactions and Co-Morbidities

  • Geriatric Psychiatry issues concerning Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Independent Living Facilities and Assisted Living Facilities

  • Medicare Psychiatric Services, including Coding, Documentation and Billing

Why Use Dr. Stein for your Case?

  • Decades of clinical experience working with older people with a wide variety of psychiatric problems and issues and treatments, often with multiple medical co-morbidities, and in a variety of circumstances.

  • Experience working with the elderly in many different clinical settings, including in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living, offices, clinics, and home visits, as well as having administrative experiences in many of these settings.

  • Knowledgeable about Medicare and insurance issues, as well as medical billing and coding and documentation.

  • I have been an Expert Consultant and Witness to multiple Attorneys and Law Firms over more than 20 years.

  • Can help in formulating a theoretical approach and understanding of the Geriatric and Psychiatric issues.

  • 80-90% of cases settle before trial.  Information and understanding gleaned from medical and psychiatric records can be a key to a positive outcome.

  • Ability to communicate geriatric and psychiatric concepts in a meaningful and comprehensible way during testimony.

  • AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH PLAINTIFF OR DEFENSE

Geriatric Psychiatry is Complicated.

Explaining it is half the battle.

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Does Your Client Have Testamentary Capacity?
Mental Health and Memory Issues That Affect Estate Planning

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Get a complimentary copy of Dr. Stein's Article:
Does Your Client Have Testamentary Capacity?
Mental Health and Memory Issues That Affect Estate Panning
Estate planners must be concerned about a client's competency to understand and adopt a particular plan, but most are not trained to do so.

Notice and Disclaimer:

Dr Stein is not currently accepting new patients for clinical evaluation or treatment. Dr. Stein retains the right to refuse to become involved in a case for undisclosed reasons. No claims are made, implied or promised about the completeness or accuracy of the information on this website or on any other website linked to this one.  Statistical and research information on this website is an approximation of data obtained from a variety of sources, some of which may have variable or inconsistent information, and is subject to change. 

 

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