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A history and theory of informed consent / Ruth R. Faden, Tom L. Beauchamp, in collaboration with Nancy M.P. King.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Faden, Ruth R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Informed consent (Medical law)--United States--History.
- Informed consent (Medical law).
- Consent (Law)--United States--History.
- Consent (Law).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 392 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1986.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A timely, authoritative discussion of an important clinical topic, this useful book outlines the history, function, nature and requirements of informed consent, focusing on patient autonomy as central to the concept. Primarily a philosophical analysis, the book also covers legal aspects, with chapters on disclosure, comprehension, and competence.
- Contents:
- Contents
- Part I. FOUNDATIONS
- 1. Foundations in Moral Theory
- Principles, Rules, and Rights
- Three Principles
- Balancing Moral Principles and Rights
- Conclusion
- Notes
- 2. Foundations in Legal Theory
- Moral Principles and Legal Rights
- Common Law and the Legal Doctrine
- Constitutional Law and the Right to Privacy
- Part II. A HISTORY OF INFORMED CONSENT
- 3. Pronouncement and Practice in Clinical Medicine
- Problems of Historical Interpretation
- Codes and Treatises from Hippocrates to the AMA American Medical Practices in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
- The Arrival of Informed Consent
- Conclusion: Everything's Changed, and Nothing's Changed
- 4. Consent and the Courts: The Emergence of the Legal Doctrine
- Reading Law
- Consent Before the Twentieth Century
- The Early Twentieth-Century Cases: The Birth of Basic Consent
- 1957-1972: Consent Becomes Informed
- 1972-Present: Informed Consent Flourishes
- 5. The Development of Consent Requirements in Research Ethics
- Consent in the Biomedical SciencesConsent in the Behavioral Sciences
- 6. The Evolution of Federal Policy Governing Human Research
- Early Federal Recognition
- Two DHEW Agencies from 1962-1974
- Later Federal Developments: Two Commissions and New Regulations from 1974-1983
- Part III. A THEORY OF INFORMED CONSENT
- 7. The Concept of Autonomy
- Autonomy and Informed Consent
- Three Conditions of Autonomous Action
- Is Authenticity a Necessary Condition?
- 8. The Concepts of Informed Consent and Competence
- Two Concepts of Informed Consent
- Competence to Consent: The Gatekeeping Concept
- 9. Understanding
- Understanding and Authorizing
- Criteria of Substantial Understanding
- Standards of Understanding and Disclosure
- Communication and the Understanding of Information
- 10. Coercion, Manipulation, and Persuasion
- Coercion
- Persuasion
- Manipulation
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographies and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-43928-9
- 1-4237-6352-1
- 0-19-974865-9
- 1-60129-589-8
- OCLC:
- 922952675
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