Full Description
This book addresses current issues in the neuroscience and ethics of dementia care, including philosophical as well as ethical legal, and social issues (ELSIs), issues in clinical, institutional, and private care-giving, and international perspectives on dementia and care innovations. As such, it is a must-read for anyone interested in a well-researched, thought-provoking overview of current issues in dementia diagnosis, care, and social and legal policy. All contributions reflect the latest neuroscientific research on dementia, either broadly construed or in terms of the etiologies and symptoms of particular forms of dementia. Given its interdisciplinary and international scope, its depth of research, and its qualitative emphasis, the book represents a valuable addition to the available literature on neuroethics, gerontology, and neuroscientific memory research.
Contents
Section 1: Conceptual issues 1. The Ethics of Dementia Risk Reduction.-2. Refined Discourse Ethics and the Social Inclusion of People with Dementia.-3. Do You Remember Who You Are? The Pillars of Identity in Dementia.-4. Respect for Autonomy in the Face of Dementia: The Case of Deception.-Section 2: Empirical and Clinical Implications 5. Directing the End of Life in Dementia.-6. Diagnosis Threat Related to Disclosure of Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers and a Discussion of the Ethics in Clinical and Research Settings.-7. Public Representation of Social and Ethical Issues in Frontotemporal Dementia.-8. Assessing Consent to Intimate Sexual Relations Among Nursing Home Residents With Dementia.-Section 3: International perspectives 9. Defining dementia best care standards when cultural safety is at stake: The case of Indigenous Canadians with dementia.-10. Towards an Ethics of Anticipation, between Hope and Responsibility: French Perspectives in the Case of Alzheimer's Disease.-11. Legal Status and Dignity of Persons Living with Dementia in Serbia.-12. Ethical implications of genomic research on dementia in sub-Saharan Africa: addressing the risk of stigma.-13. Patient Advocacy in Dementia: The Culture and Ethics of Policy-Making and Representation.-14. Legal capacity in the civil legal lives of persons with dementia in Taiwan: Implications of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
