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Advance directives in mental health : theory, practice and ethics /
An advance directive is a way of making a person's views known if he or she should become mentally incapable of giving consent to treatment, or making informed choices about treatment, at some future time. Advance Directives in Mental Health is a comprehensive and accessible guide for mental he...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Philadelphia :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- FRONT COVER; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Why Have Advance Directives in Mental Health?; Part I The Context of Advance Directives in Mental Health; 2 Influences on the Development of Advance Directives in Mental Health; 3 Mental Health Legislation; 4 Models of Advance Directives: the History of an Idea; 5 Advance Directives and the Law; Part II Ideological Issues in Advance Directives; 6 Autonomy and Advance Directives; 7 Personhood and Advance Directives in Mental Health; 8 Rationality, Decision-making and Advance Directives; 9 Responsibility and Its Consequences.