Q: I recently read about advance directives that deal only with dementia. Is there some benefit to those over the more traditional directives? If so, how do I go about creating one? A: Most of us ...

DEAR DOCTORS: I recently read about advance directives that deal only with dementia. Is there some benefit to those over the more traditional directives? If so, how do I go about creating one?

Most people do not want to think about death and dying -- so they don't. Until they have to. Unfortunately, that often means that families are left struggling with difficult decisions about ...

Any adult has the right to write a Directive Anticipée, regardless of their personal situation. It is important to note that they are a right rather than an obligation, and that you can update ...

In some jurisdictions, a person has to be older than 16 years of age to write a directive; in others, older than 19. Some jurisdictions require that the document be signed and witnessed. Some don’t ...

The dementia-specific advance directive proposed by the authors of the JAMA essay divides cognitive decline into three phases — mild, moderate and severe. The individual indicates his or her ...

Dear Doctor: I recently read about advance directives that deal only with dementia. Is there some benefit to those over the more traditional directives? If so, how do I go about creating one?