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Focuses on the public policy and political dimensions of Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias (AD/D) in the U.S.
Discusses impact of commercial and media influences on AD/D regulatory policy and the tendency to exploit and magnify fears among ageing populations
Summarizes the latest evidence of potential risk-reduction and prevention strategies
Elaborates on palliative care; advance directives; withholding or withdrawing artificial hydration and feeding, antibiotics and other care; physician assisted suicide and brain death
Analyses the various technological scenarios and the implications of each for AD policy
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The book analyses the big business surrounding AD/D and shows that the strong public fear of developing dementia heightens the likelihood of exploitation of vulnerable people looking for a technological fix. It examines both informal and formal caregivers and the heavy burden placed on families, primarily women, and recent policy attempts to strengthen LTCS. It also examines the latest evidence of potential risk-reduction and prevention strategies and the difficult issues surrounding advance directives, assisted suicide, and definitions of death that increasingly face policy makers. It concludes by analyzing the policy implications on possible technological scenarios.
Authors and Affiliations
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Sarasota, FL, USA
Robert H. Blank
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social & Public Policy of Alzheimer's Disease in the United States
Authors: Robert H. Blank
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0656-3
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-0655-6Published: 26 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-0656-3Published: 13 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 171
Topics: Public Policy, Health Administration