title: Alzheimer disease and the "then" self.
abstract: The authority of the intact self over the future severely demented self is based on notions of integrity and precedent autonomy. Despite criticism of this authority, the principle of precedent autonomy in the care of people with Alzheimer disease or other progressive and irreversible dementias retains its moral significance.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical Ethics, Case Western Reserve University, USA.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Post
mesh_terms: D024362:Advance Directive Adherence; D016223:Advance Directives; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D026686:Beneficence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D028723:Personhood; D012649:Self Concept; D012945:Social Values; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment