The AMA Code of Medical Ethics' opinions related to decision-making capacity and competence and surrogate decision making.

Authentic partnerships with people with dementia motivate full social participation and resist fatalism around experiences of illness.

Young athletes benefit from participating in decision making about whether to participate in contact sports.

Nineteen images and a video explore the emotions and feelings of the terminally ill hospitalized patient.

Arts participation can counterbalance the social stigma of Alzheimer’s disease by fostering the autonomy and creativity of those with the diagnosis.

Acknowledging the roles and views of the caregiver may be the first step to resolving disagreements between caregivers and clinicians over artificial nutrition at the end of life.

Viewing dementia as a distinct disease promotes funding for research but may stigmatize those who have dementia and lead to disinvestment in caregiving.

Introduction to the July 2017 issue on quality of life in dementia.

Patients with dementia need social supports and opportunities and acceptance of their disability in order to feel hopeful despite their functional decline.

Research is needed on surrogates’ susceptibility to believing that clinical trials provide individual therapeutic benefit.