DISCOURSE ETHICS - RESEARCH, DEMENTIA, AND COMMUNICATION

This article begins with a brief statement of why Alzheimer disease (AD) research is an especially significant issue in bioethics. It then describes ''discourse ethics'' as an ethical methodology well suited for public deliberation on this topic. Finally, the article takes up the practical importance of communication techniques in research with AD-affected people, a point of emphasis that naturally arises from the idea of discourse ethics.