The moral challenge of Alzheimer disease
The last chapter is a new summary of practical solutions useful to family members and professionals.
Print Book, English, 2000
The Johns Hopkins Univ. Pr, Baltimore, 2000
IX, 163 Seiten
9780801864100, 0801864100
1020629253
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease: Defining the TaskChapter 2. The Family Caregiver: Partnership in HopeChapter 3. Fairhill Guidelines on Ethics and the Care of People with Alzheimer DiseaseChapter 4. Genetic Education for a Too-Hopeful PublicChapter 5. The Humane Goal: Enhancing the Well-Being of Persons with DementiaChapter 6. Dying with Dignity: The Case Against Artificial Nutrition and HydrationChapter 7. An Argument Against Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in the Context of Progressive Dementia Chapter 8. Toward a New Ethics of Dementia CareReferencesIndex