Seniors and squalor : competency, autonomy, and the mistake of forced intervention /

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Author / Creator:Johnson, Lisa (Lisa Carol), 1967- author.
Imprint:Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2018]
Description:1 online resource (vi, 194 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13541046
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ISBN:9781440854002
1440854009
9781440853999
1440853991
9781440853999
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 20, 2018).
Summary:This book examines the widespread and growing phenomenon of mentally competent senior citizens living in self-imposed squalor and refusing help, whether from health care professionals, government, or family. At this juncture of medicine and law, many families have experienced frustration, embarrassment, and heartbreak. The book also explores associated ethical questions, arguing that society can address the problem while respecting individual legal autonomy.
Other form:Print version: Johnson, Lisa (Lisa Carol), 1967- Seniors and squalor. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2018] 9781440853999