Addiction neuroethics : the promises and perils of neuroscience research on addiction /

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Research increasingly suggests that addiction has a genetic and neurobiological basis, but efforts to translate research into effective clinical treatments and social policy needs to be informed by careful ethical analyses of the personal and social implications. Scientists and policy makers alike m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carter, Adrian
Otros Autores: Hall, Wayne, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Colección:International research monographs in the addictions.
Temas:
Drug addiction.
Neurosciences > Moral and ethical aspects.
Drug abuse.
Neurosciences > ethics
Substance-Related Disorders
Toxicomanie.
Neurosciences > Aspect moral.
drug addiction.
drug abuse.
MEDICAL > Ethics.
Therapie
Drogenabhängigkeit
Ethik
Neurobiologie
Sucht
Internet Resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • What is addiction?
  • The neurobiology of addiction
  • Neurobiological treatment of addiction
  • Autonomy, addiction and the public good
  • Autonomy and the capacity to consent to addiction treatment
  • The rights of individuals treated for addiction
  • Coerced treatment of addiction
  • Ethics of addiction research
  • New developments in the treatment of addiction
  • The search for a neurological 'cure' of addiction?
  • Preventive medicine and personalised treatment of addiction
  • Feeling better than well
  • The social and policy implications of addiction neurobiology
  • Concluding remarks and summary.

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