Mental Status Evaluations

Dr. Geissler is a licensed research psychoanalyst in the State of California.

Dr. Geissler’s medico-legal consulting practice is limited to the assessment of the mental capacity of adults pursuant to California Probate Code § 810 et seq.

 A mental status evaluation can be performed face-to-face or by means of confidential and secure doctor-patient telecommunications.

 Dr. Geissler is a renowned expert in psychiatric mental status evaluations in relation to the concept of “informed consent” and the mental status requirements for decisional capacity in healthcare.

Other specialties include:

  • Diminished Capacity in State Guardianship Law
  • Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacity
  • Mental Status Requirements for Independent Living
  • Mental Status Requirements for Financial Capacity
  • Mental Status Requirements for Testamentary Declarations
  • Mental Status Requirements for Donative Capacity
  • Mental Status Requirements for Contractual Capacity
  • Mental Status Requirements for Capacity to Convey Real Property
  • Mental Status Requirements for Capacity to Execute a Durable Power of Attorney
  • Mental Status Requirements for Capacity to Mediate
  • Mental Status Requirements for Capacity to Drive
  • Mental Status Requirements for Capacity to Marry
  • Mental Status Requirements to Sue and be Sued
  • Mental Status Requirements to Vote