Description:The treatment of addiction as a biological, psychological, social, and spiritual disease requires a high standard of ethical knowledge and professional skill. This groundbreaking, reader-friendly guide to contemporary ethical issues informs and challenges health care professionals, students, and faculty with a thorough and compassionate examination of the dilemmas faced when providing care for individuals suffering from substance use problems or addiction.Renowned psychiatric ethicists Cynthia Geppert and Laura Weiss Roberts tackle issues of autonomy, respect for persons, confidentiality, truth telling and nonmaleficence -- setting the standard for contemporary ethical practices. These challenges are illuminated with real-world case examples that show potential effects on diverse patient populations.Cynthia Geppert, M.D., Ph.D., is chief of Consultation Psychiatry and Ethics at the New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., is chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Book of Ethics: Expert Guidance for Professionals Who Treat Addiction. To get started finding Book of Ethics: Expert Guidance for Professionals Who Treat Addiction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
179
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
Release
2014
ISBN
1306445493
Book of Ethics: Expert Guidance for Professionals Who Treat Addiction
Description: The treatment of addiction as a biological, psychological, social, and spiritual disease requires a high standard of ethical knowledge and professional skill. This groundbreaking, reader-friendly guide to contemporary ethical issues informs and challenges health care professionals, students, and faculty with a thorough and compassionate examination of the dilemmas faced when providing care for individuals suffering from substance use problems or addiction.Renowned psychiatric ethicists Cynthia Geppert and Laura Weiss Roberts tackle issues of autonomy, respect for persons, confidentiality, truth telling and nonmaleficence -- setting the standard for contemporary ethical practices. These challenges are illuminated with real-world case examples that show potential effects on diverse patient populations.Cynthia Geppert, M.D., Ph.D., is chief of Consultation Psychiatry and Ethics at the New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., is chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Book of Ethics: Expert Guidance for Professionals Who Treat Addiction. To get started finding Book of Ethics: Expert Guidance for Professionals Who Treat Addiction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.