Ethics in Psychiatry
| Author | : Hanfried Helmchen |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 571 |
| Release | : 2010-08-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789048187218 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9048187214 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (214 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ethics in Psychiatry written by Hanfried Helmchen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethics in Psychiatry: (1) presents a comprehensive review of ethical issues arising in psychiatric care and research; (2) relates ethical issues to changes and challenges of society; (3) examines the application of general ethics to specific psychiatric problems and relates these to moral implications of psychiatry practice; (4) deals with recently arising ethical problems; (5) contains contributions of leading European ethicists, philosophers, lawyers, historians and psychiatrists; (6) provides a basis for the exploration of culture-bound influences on morals, manners and customs in the light of ethical principles of global validity.
