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Autore |
Hughes Julian C |
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Titolo |
Ethical issues in dementia care : making difficult decisions / / Julian C. Hughes and Clive Baldwin |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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9786610929313 |
9781280929311 |
1280929316 |
9781846425585 |
1846425581 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (146 p.) |
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Collana |
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Bradford Dementia Group good practice guides |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dementia - Patients - Care - Moral and ethical aspects |
Medical ethics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-137) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Making moral decisions: from consequences, duties and principles of conscience -- Being true: relationships, empathic understanding and communication -- Concerned to treat -- Keeping them safe -- It's the quality that counts, but how to we decide? -- Making decisions in practice. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book considers ethical decisions in the context of relationships, treatment, safety and quality of life. It draws on the experiences of family carers as well as on existing research and emphasizes the importance of empathy and the need to acknowledge different perspectives in order to reach the best decision for the person with dementia |
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