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A history and theory of informed consent / Ruth R. Faden, Tom L. Beauchamp, in collaboration with Nancy M.P. King.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Faden, Ruth R.
Contributor:
Beauchamp, Tom L.
King, Nancy M. P.
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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