Ethical issues in dementia.
The growing number of individuals affected by dementia will intensify the ethical issues that emerge in clinical practice and research, issues early in disease relate to genetic testing, use of medications in mildly affected persons, and diagnostic disclosure. Research issues relate to appropriate informed consent processes, conflict of interests, and research design issues, such as the use of placebos and the use of biological tissues, in the later stages of disease concern about appropriate therapeutic goals and end-of-life care is appropriate.
Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience Psychology, Nursing, Bioethics, Organizational Behavior, University AlzheimerCenter, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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