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A clinical guide to psychiatric ethics / Laura Weiss Roberts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, Laura Weiss, 1960- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychotherapy--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Psychotherapy.
- Physician and patient--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Physician and patient.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, Virginia : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2016]
- Summary:
- With engaging insight, the author deftly reviews the nuances of ethics fundamentals. She then discusses with guest contributors ethical dilemmas and approaches to clinical work with children and youth, veterans, patients from culturally distinct backgrounds, HIV/AIDS patients, those at the end of life, patients living with addictions, and more.
- Contents:
- Ethics principles and professionalism
- Clinical decision-making and ethics skills
- The tradition of the psychotherapeutic relationship
- Informed consent and decisional capacity
- Ethical use of influence and the role of physician in high-risk situations
- Confidentiality and truth telling
- Children and transitional age youth
- People in small communities
- Veterans
- People from culturally distinct populations
- People living with HIV/AIDS
- People at the end of life
- Difficult patients
- People living with addictions
- Integrity and the professional roles of psychiatrists
- Patient care ethics committees and consultation services
- Clinician well-being and impairment
- Psychiatric research
- Innovation in psychiatry
- Clinical training
- Population health and evolving systems of care.
- Notes:
- This book is derived from the author's Concise guide to ethics in mental health care, published in 2004. It has been revised, updated, and rewritten with new chapters, topics and data.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61537-876-6
- 1-61537-070-6
- OCLC:
- 961310246
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