Ethical issues in mental illness / Caroline Dunn.

By:

Dunn, Caroline, 1946-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Avebury series in philosophyPublication details: Aldershot : Ashgate, c1998.Description: vi,201p. ; 22cmISBN:

9781859726082 :
1859726089

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

616.8906 DUN

Contents:

Summary: This is an attempt to address the ethical issues raised by mental illness and its treatment by focusing on the question of autonomy. The mentally ill may be regarded as non-autonomous by virtue of irrationality, which may result in treatment models which may deny them a voice.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	616.8906 DUN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		126131

Bibliography: p178-196. - Includes index.

1. Introduction-- 2. Mental illness and autonomy--3. Autonomy and treatment models of mental illness--4. Involuntary hospitalisation and treatment--5. Psychotropic medication-- 6. ECT and psychosurgery--7. Psychotherapy--8. Community care--9. Conclusion.

This is an attempt to address the ethical issues raised by mental illness and its treatment by focusing on the question of autonomy. The mentally ill may be regarded as non-autonomous by virtue of irrationality, which may result in treatment models which may deny them a voice.