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World Psychiatric Association Section of Old Age Psychiatry consensus statement on ethics and capacity in older people with mental disorders
- Authors:
- KATONA C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24(12), December 2009, pp.1319-1324.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The World Psychiatric Association Section of Old Age Psychiatry develops Consensus Statements relevant to the practice of old age psychiatry. This article describes their Consensus Statement, completed in 2008, covering ethics and capacity in older people with mental disorders. The aim of this Consensus Statement is to provide a practical tool to assist mental health clinicians caring for older people with mental disorders, caregivers, other health professionals and the general public. The provision of care to older people with mental illness raises complex and conflicting ethical problems, for example guiding decision making around transfer from independent to institutional care. Consideration of ethical issues is an essential component of good clinical practice, and this Consensus Statement should help clinicians understand the principles and determine any ethical issues they face when they meet patients. The various issues covered by the Consensus Statement are the universal ethical principles; human rights for older people; ageism, discrimination and stigmatisation; confidentiality; elder abuse; decision-making capacity; end of life issues; and participation in research.
Scot test case could lead to cash chaos for councils
- Author:
- McKAY Reg
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.10.00, 2000, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses how a legal challenge in Scotland could undermine the Scottish executive's policies and change the way every council allocates resources for older people's care.
After all, they are human
- Author:
- TAYLOR Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.4.99, 1999, p.8.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses how treatment of elderly people is usually inadequate and sometimes horrific and it will not change until we value their role in society.
Dignity for the oldest old: can we afford it?
- Author:
- JOHNSON Malcolm L.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 29(2/3), 1998, pp.155-168.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Asks whether as a society, dignity at home for those who are old and frail can be afforded. The experience of retirement in America is also compared with other countries.
Analyzing end-of-life care legislation: a social work perspective
- Author:
- ROFF Sherri
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 33(1), 2002, pp.51-68.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Several policy approaches are currently being considered in an attempt to organise an American national response to the crisis surrounding quality end-of-life care. Recent health care efforts aimed at supporting individuals facing advanced illness are marked by debate over assisted suicide, untimely referrals to hospice care, inconsistent adherence to advance directives, and substantive amounts of unrelieved pain in end-of-life. This article discusses recently proposed policy responses to the various political and social controversies surrounding end-of-life care for individuals facing advanced illness. The analysis will suggest criteria for evaluating end-of-life policy in general and offer a framework for evaluating proposed legislation. Highlights the implications for social work practice.