Ethical concerns in the use of palliative drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease

Christopher M. Filley; Mary M. Chapman; Steven L. Dubovsky

doi:10.1176/jnp.8.2.202

Ethical concerns in the use of palliative drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease

Christopher M. Filley
, Mary M. Chapman
, Steven L. Dubovsky

Department of Psychiatry

University at Buffalo

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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Abstract

The cases of 3 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who had varied outcomes from treatment with tacrine or other palliative drugs illustrate the need to consider the benefits of such agents for each case on an individual basis. In the absence of a cure, the most important factor in the care of AD patients may be the physician's attitude that irreversibility does not imply untreatability

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	202-205
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.8.2.202
State	Published - 1996

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