The role of the family in medical decisionmaking for incompetent adult patients: a historical perspective and case analysis.
D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002961:Civil Rights; D003657:Decision Making; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D005190:Family; D013502:General Surgery; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007872:Legal Guardians; D016743:Mental Competency; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D009735:Nursing Homes; D018529:Nutritional Support; D010290:Parents; D005791:Patient Care; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D010820:Physicians; D018907:Privacy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive; D019452:Terminally Ill; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment
Analytical Approach; Death and Euthanasia; Legal Approach; Professional Patient Relationship