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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.

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Author:   David N. Weisstub ,  David C. Thomasma ,  S. Gauthier ,  G.F. Tomossy
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Volume:   12
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.695kg
ISBN:  

9789048158980

ISBN 10:   9048158982
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   04 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

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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