Law and ethics of dementia / edited by Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring and Israel Doron.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is dementia? / Elissa L Ash -- The demographics of dementia / Israel (Issi) Doron -- The genetics of dementia / Sophie Behrman, Klaus P Ebmeier and Charlotte L Allan -- Can dementia be prevented? / Amos D Korczyn and Veronika Vakhapova -- Clinical management of dementia : an overview (1) / Noa Bregman and Orna Moore -- Clinical management of dementia : an overview (2) / Chris Fox, Carolyn Chew-Graham, Emma Wolverson, Ian Maidment and Andrea Hilton -- Best interests determination : a medical perspective / Hugh Series -- Advance decisions and proxy decision-making in the elderly : a medical perspective / Gary Sinoff and Natalia Blaja-Lisnic -- The happy dementia patient / Hugh Series -- Dementia : a perspective from primary care / Daniel Lasserson -- Dementia : an ethical overview / Michael Dunn -- Best interest determinations and substituted judgement : personhood and precedent autonomy / Andrew McGee -- Proxy decision-making / José Miola -- Telling the truth : the ethics of deception and white lies in dementia care / Maartje Schermer -- Research on patients with dementia / Adrian Treloar and Claudia Dunlop -- Genetics and dementia : ethical concerns / Caroline J. Huang, Michael Parker and Matthew L. Baum -- Common perceptions of dementia / Perla Werner -- Ethical perspectives on end-of-life care : euthanasia, assisted suicide and the refusal of or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments in those living with dementia / Michael Gordon -- Resource allocation issues in dementia / Leah Rand and Mark Sheehan -- Sexuality in dementia / Julia C Hughes, Aileen Beatty and Jeanette Shippen -- The use of new technologies in managing dementia patients / Julian C Hughes -- Abuse safeguarding and dementia / Bridget Penhale -- A legal overview / Mary Donnelly -- Assessing capacity / Lesley King and Hugh Series -- Best interests and dementia / Jonathan Herring -- Proxy decision-making : a legal perspective / Winsor C Schmidt -- Being and being lost : personal identity and dementia / Jesee Wall -- Dementia, autonomy and guardianship for the old / Margaret Isabel Hall -- Restriction of liberty / Michael Schindler and Yael Waksman -- Research on patients with dementia / Phil Bielby -- Dementia and carers : relationality and informal carers' experiences / Rosie Harding -- End-of-life care / Ofra G Golan -- Health care resource allocation issues in dementia / Keith Syrett -- The use of new technologies in the managment of dementia patiens / Karen Eltis -- Discrimination / Doug Surtees -- Physical, financial and other abuse / Ruijia Chen, E-Shien Chang, Melissa Simon and Xinqi Dong -- Driving and dementia / Desmond O'Neill -- Voting and political participation / Nina A Kohn -- Tis is my life / Peter JS Ashley -- Dad's dementia / Andrew Billen -- Lewy body disease : a carer's perspective / Sue Berkeley and Rob Berkeley -- Our journey / Shirley Nurock -- The power of imagination / Peter Richards -- Dementia care : workpoints / U Hla Htay.