Dementia and dignity: Towards a new method of surrogate decision making

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-85

  Koppelman, Elysa R ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Dignity; Now self; Surrogate decision making; Then self

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; MOTHER; PARENTHOOD; SELF CONCEPT;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHARACTER; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; EGO; ETHICAL THEORY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 0036117387     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.27.1.65.2971     Document Type: Article

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