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Ethical dilemmas in old age psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Catherine Oppenheimer ,
Gwen Adshead  and
Jeanette Smith
Catherine Oppenheimer
Affiliation:
The Warneford Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 7JX
Gwen Adshead
Affiliation:
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF
Jeanette Smith
Affiliation:
Fromeside Clinic, Blackberry Hill, Bristol BS16 1ED
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Abstract

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Patients and their relatives sometimes make what to others appear to be unfortunate decisions. In this paper the ethical dilemmas raised by such decisions in the context of old age psychiatry are examined. The case also raises questions about financial responsibility for the care of the elderly and suggests that the health needs of patients can no longer be separated from their financial interests.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 9 , September 1994 , pp. 541 - 544
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994
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