title: Terminating life-sustaining treatment of the demented.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Callahan
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards*; D016743:Mental Competency; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D018579:Patient Selection; D028723:Personhood; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012297:Right to Die; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards*; D035501:Uncertainty; D028761:Withholding Treatment