Advance directives in dementia: issues of validity and effectiveness

Background: Although advance directives may seem useful instruments in decision-making regarding incompetent patients, their validity in cases of dementia has been a much debated subject and little is known about their effectiveness in practice. This paper assesses the contribution of advance direct...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International psychogeriatrics 2010-03, Vol.22 (2), p.201-208
Hauptverfasser:	de Boer, Marike E., Hertogh, Cees M. P. M., Dröes, Rose-Marie, Jonker, Cees, Eefsting, Jan A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Advance Directive Adherence - ethics Advance Directive Adherence - psychology Advance directives Advance Directives - ethics Advance Directives - legislation & jurisprudence Advance Directives - psychology Aged Biological and medical sciences Decision Making Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Dementia Dementia - psychology Dementia - therapy Euthanasia, Passive - psychology Geriatrics Humans Medical ethics Medical sciences Mental Competency - psychology Neurology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry
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