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The Ethical Treatment of Depression : Autonomy through Psychotherapy /

Is there is a moral imperative on physicians to refer patients with mental depression for psychotherapy rather that treating the ailment with drugs? Psychotherapy, in particular cognitive behavior therapy, promotes autonomy & it is the loss of autonomy, argues Paul Biegler, that is at the heart...

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Auteur principal: Biegler, Paul, 1963-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2011.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Résumé:Is there is a moral imperative on physicians to refer patients with mental depression for psychotherapy rather that treating the ailment with drugs? Psychotherapy, in particular cognitive behavior therapy, promotes autonomy & it is the loss of autonomy, argues Paul Biegler, that is at the heart of depression.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (232 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780262295628