Making decisions about life-sustaining medical treatment in patients with dementia: The problem of patient decision-making capacity

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-67

  Derse, Arthur R ^a  

^a Medical College of Wisconsin Center for the Study of Bioethics   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Autonomy; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Competence; Decision making capacity; Dementia; Informed consent; Life sustaining medical treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT RIGHT; RESUSCITATION;

AUTONOMY; CASE STUDIES; COMPENSATION; COMPREHENSION; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; EMERGENCY CARE; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; STANDARDS;

AGED; BENEFICENCE; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL GUARDIANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0033035522     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009928008193     Document Type: Article

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