Description
Book SynopsisThis book presents today's ethical dilemmas regarding boundary violations; children, adolescents, and families; geriatric populations; involuntary hospitalization; managed care; confidentiality; gifts; duty to report colleagues who engage in fraud or deception; emergency care; forensic psychiatry; and consultations and second opinions.
Trade ReviewIn this concise book, a dozen doctors contributed chapters to create this compilation of ethical thinking about the most frequently encountered problems in psychiatric ethics. It provides useful advice on how to recognize ethical problems in clinical and administrative settings.
* Administration and Policy in Mental Health *
Table of ContentsContributors
Introduction: Role of the APA in Developing and Enforcing Psychiatric Ethics
Introduction for Psychiatric Residents
Chapter 1. Boundary Violations
Chapter 2. Children, Adolescents, and Families
Chapter 3. Geriatric Populations
Chapter 4. Involuntary Hospitalization
Chapter 5. Managed Care
Chapter 6. Confidentiality
Chapter 7. Gifts
Chapter 8. Duty to Report Colleagues Who Engage in Fraud or Deception
Chapter 9. Ethics of Emergency Care
Chapter 10. Ethics and Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 11. Consultations and Second Opinions
APPENDIX: The Principles of Medical Ethics With Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry, 2001 Edition
Index
