Carter, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-0683-3874 (2021) Grief, trauma and mistaken identity: Ethically deceiving people living with dementia in complex cases. Bioethics, 35 (9). pp. 850-856. ISSN: 0269-9702
Abstract
Across care settings, the practice of lying to or withholding the truth from people living with dementia is common, yet it is objected to by many. Contrary to this common discomfort, I have argued in previous work that respecting members of this group as moral equals sometimes requires deceiving them. In this paper, I test my proposed practice against complex, controversial cases, demonstrating both its theoretical strength and its practical value for those working in social care.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Carter, M. (2021). Grief, trauma and mistaken identity: Ethically deceiving people living with dementia in complex cases. Bioethics, 35, 850–856, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12963. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited. |
Keywords: | consent; deception; dementia; lying; social care |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2025 15:21 |
Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2025 15:21 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/bioe.12963 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:230732 |