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ISBN: | 9781440854002 1440854009 9781440853999 1440853991 9781440853999
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 20, 2018).
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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.
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Other form: | Print version: Johnson, Lisa (Lisa Carol), 1967- Seniors and squalor. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2018] 9781440853999
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