International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine: European Contributions

Helmchen, Hanfried; Sartorius, Norman

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.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2012-10-13

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9789400733039

DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8721-8

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 574