Aging: Decisions at the End of Life

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

Del i serien International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine

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Beskrivning

Decisions at the End of Life is the last volume in a trilogy on Aging conceived for the International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Leading scholars from a range of disciplines examine some of the most emotive topics in the study of aging: assessing quality of life, improving end-of-life care, palliative care, euthanasia, and consent to research.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-12-04
Mått:210 x 279 x 16 mm
Vikt:690 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
Antal sidor:264
Upplaga:2001
Förlag:Springer
ISBN:9789048158980

Utforska kategorier

Hälso- och sjukvårdsrätt inom Juridik
Folkrätt inom Juridik
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

Quality of Life.- How we think (deeply but with limits) about quality of life: The necessity of wisdom for aging.- Ethics and quality of life in the elderly.- Palliative Care.- Palliative care: A weak link in the chain of civilized life.- Assisted Death.- Assisted death in the Netherlands and its relationship with age.- Why euthanasia should not be legalized: A reflection on the Dutch experiment.- Managing death: End-of-life charades and decisions.- Challenges and dilemmas in the “aging and euthanasia” policy cocktail.- Suicide.- End-of-life decisions in terminal illness: A psychiatric perspective.- Suicide: Implications for an aging society.- Research Ethics.- Research on elderly subjects: Striking the right balance.- Community consent for research on the impaired elderly.- Regulating ethical research involving cognitively impaired elderly subjects: Canada as a case study.

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