Advance Directives
This volume gives an overview on the currently debated ethical issues regarding advance directives from an international perspective. It focuses on a wider understanding of the known and widely accepted concept of patient self-determination for future situations. Although advance directives have bee...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Series: | International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine,
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Preface (Editors)
- Part I; History of Advance Directives and Prerequisites for Validity
- 1. Historical Review of Advance Directives; Alfred Simon
- 2. Personal Capacity to Anticipate Future Illness and Treatment Preferences; Marie-Jo Thiel
- 3. Advance Directives in Psychiatry Jochen Vollmann
- Part II; Defining the Scope of Advance Directives
- 4. On the Scope and Limits of Advance Directives and Prospective Autonomy; Robert Olick
- 5. Revocation of Advance Directives; Ralf Jox
- 6. Limitations to the Scope and Binding Force of Advance Directives: the Conflict Between Compulsory Treatment and the Right to Self‑Determination; Jacqueline Atkinson & Jacqueline Reilly
- 7. Advance Directives in the Context of Imprisonment; Bernice Elger
- Part III; Effects on Family, Friends and Professional Relations
- 8. Advance Directives and the Physician-Patient Relationship: A Surprising Metamorphosis; Mark Aulisio
- 9. Advance Directives and the Role of Family and Close Persons – Legal Provisions and; Challenges; Margot Michel
- 10. Advance Directives and the Ethos of Good Nursing Care; Settimio Monteverde
- Part IV; Ethical Challenges
- 11. Advance Directives Between Respect for Patient Autonomy and Paternalism; Manuel Trachsel et al.
- 12. The Use of Advance Directives in the Context of Limited Resources for Healthcare; Ruth Horn & Ruud ter Meulen
- 13. From Legal Documents to Patient-Oriented Processes: The Evolution of Advance Care Planning; Tanja Krones & Sohaila Bastami
- Part V; Conclusions
- 14. Concluding Remarks; Editors
- Information on Editors and Authors.
