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  • Title: The incompetent patient on the slippery slope.
    Author: Dresser R, Whitehouse PJ.
    Journal: Hastings Cent Rep; 1994; 24(4):6-12. PubMed ID: 7960711.
    Abstract:
    Most patients suffering from progressive dementia have thoughts, emotions, perspectives, and perceptions of a world of experience. Decisions about life-sustaining treatment should incorporate a principled approach to evaluating what life is like for these patients.
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