Lying in Dementia Care
3 videos • 73 views • by EthicsinSociety The McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society and the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics hosted a panel on Feb. 7, 2019, titled "Should You Lie to Someone with Dementia?" Included are excerpts of the discussion among physicians, philosophers and a longtime social worker, all of whom described the difficulty of discerning what's in the best interest of someone whose reality is rooted in emotional connection, not factual understanding.