title: End-of-life issues in elderly patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe elderly-specific issues in end-of-life care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review and case examples.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There is great heterogeneity in elderly patients' responses to end-of-life care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Developmental and individual issues need to be considered in end-of-life discussions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA. benjamin.liptzin@bhs.org
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liptzin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013727:Terminal Care