Autonomy, authenticity, or best interest: everyday decision-making and persons with dementia

Med Health Care Philos. 2001;4(2):153-9. doi: 10.1023/a:1011402102030.

Abstract

The question of when we have justification for overriding ordinary, everyday decisions of persons with dementia is considered. It is argued that no single criterion for competent decision-making is able to distinguish reliably between decisions we can legitimately override and decisions we cannot legitimately override.

MeSH terms

  • Advance Directives / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Advance Directives / psychology
  • Alzheimer Disease / psychology
  • Choice Behavior
  • Decision Making*
  • Dementia / diagnosis
  • Dementia / psychology*
  • Ethics
  • Europe
  • Freedom*
  • Humans
  • Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Mental Competency / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Mental Competency / psychology*
  • Patient Advocacy*
  • Proxy / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Proxy / psychology*
  • United States