Competence Assessment in Dementia

Competence Assessment in Dementia

Author
Gabriela Stoppe
Publication Year
2008
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Medical Science

The increasing proportion of demented elderly in populations, debates over patient's rights and autonomy, and the growing body of knowledge on dementia has inspired the European Dementia Consensus Network to regard competence assessment in dementia as an important topic of debate.


Keywords: Medicine / Psychiatry / Assessment / Autonomy / Brain / Dementia