The diversity of the different takes on the ethical concepts of equity and environmental
justice in the environmental literature requires that a unifying framework, to properly map …

Sexuality and intimacy are universal needs that transcend age, cognitive decline, and
disability; sexuality is a fundamental aspect of the human experience. However, supporting …

In recent years there has been an increasing interest in the concept of citizenship as a lens
through which to understand dementia practice. This move from an individualist …

The extension of privacy laws to cover private sector providers and the proposal of a
National Health Privacy Code highlight the importance of examining privacy issues in aged …

There are studies on the normative ethical frameworks used by long-term care staff and
studies proposing how staff should reason, but few studies explore how staff actually reason …

The growing number of older adults in America will result in an increasing demand for
psychotherapists familiar with their psychological needs. To treat this population in an …

Every public-policy problem can be defined in terms of its empirical (“facts”) and normative
(“values”) dimensions and the interrelationship between them. An understanding of the …

The article examines the statements made by Immanuel Kant with reference to medicine as
well as the impact of his philosophy on medicine. It describes the initial reaction of Kantian …

La pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) ha tenido un gran impacto en los residentes de
centros sociosanitarios. Es probable que las características de estos pacientes y su especial …

This book discusses issues of geoecological (GER) and geopolitical (GPR) risks due to
hydrocarbon development of the Arctic. The authors explain the ethical and philosophical …