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100 1 $aPost, Stephen G.$q(Stephen Garrard),$d1951-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86117245
245 14 $aThe moral challenge of Alzheimer disease /$cStephen G. Post.
260 $aBaltimore, Md. :$bJohns Hopkins University Press,$c1995.
300 $aviii, 142 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $g1.$tIntroduction: Thinking about Forgetfulness --$g2.$tDementia, Discourse Ethics, and Well-Being --$g3.$tThe Challenge of Respect and Beneficence --$g4.$tFamilial Caregiving and the Ethics of Behavior Control --$g5.$tFairhill Guidelines on Ethics and the Care of People with Alzheimer Disease --$g6.$tPresymptomatic Testing: An Amniocentesis for Elderly Persons --$g7.$tQuality of Life, Treatment Burdens, and the Right to Comfort --$g8.$tDementia, Assisted Suicide, and Euthanasia.
520 $aThe Moral Challenge of Alzheimer Disease encourages humane and dignified care for people with dementia by examining the moral basis for such against the background of cultural trends that threaten it. Stephen Post argues that maintaining the emotional and relational well-being of those with dementia depends on caregivers who see dignity even in those severely affected by this condition.
520 8 $aHe addresses specific ethical issues of interest to health care professionals, families, and affected individuals - including topics such as diagnostic disclosure, restrictions on driving privileges, the extension of autonomy through advance directives, behavior control, quality of life in relation to treatment limitations, hospice care, and euthanasia. In cases of profound dementia, Post concludes, appropriate care focuses on well-being rather than on merely the intentional prolongation of life.
520 8 $a. With examples of actual case experiences described throughout, this book is a valuable resource for family members and health professionals whose lives have been shaped by loyalty to those with dementia, for individuals who are themselves at risk of developing dementia, and for students of biomedical ethics.
650 0 $aAlzheimer's disease$xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 2 $aAlzheimer Disease$xpsychology.$0https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000544Q000523
650 2 $aEthics, Medical.$0https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004992
852 00 $boff,hsl$hRC523$i.P67 1995