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Coercion is one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in psychiatry.

Coercion is one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in psychiatry.

Ethical medical practice and treatment in psychiatry are based on the concept of first do no harm.

A practical, insightful guide to the moral and ethical standards of healthcare Succeeding in the healthcare field means more than just making a diagnosis and writing a prescription.

A practical, insightful guide to the moral and ethical standards of healthcare Succeeding in the healthcare field means more than just making a diagnosis and writing a prescription.

This comprehensive textbook analyzes the ethical issues of health and health care in global perspective.

This comprehensive textbook analyzes the ethical issues of health and health care in global perspective.

Pharmaceutical Ethics is an important text, which aims to provide the ethical guidelines much needed by the pharmaceutical industry.

A Companion to Genethics is the first substantial study of the multifaceted dimensions of the genetic revolution and its philosophical, ethical, social and political significance.

Ethics in Speech and Language Therapy is a key text for students, practitioners and managers alike.

This text addresses the host of ethical questions that has arisen recently in response to the development of new reproductive technologies.

The Blackwell Guide to Medical Ethics is a guide to the complex literature written on the increasingly dense topic of ethics in relation to the new technologies of medicine.

This book describes the current state of the art in the field of palliative care in children and adults.

EDUCATING PHYSICIANS The current blueprint for medical education in North America was drawn up in 1910 by Abraham Flexner in his report Medical Education in the United States and Canada.

EDUCATING PHYSICIANS The current blueprint for medical education in North America was drawn up in 1910 by Abraham Flexner in his report Medical Education in the United States and Canada.

As part of a continuing effort to tackle issues of major social concern, this 280th conference of internationally recognized experts from the fields of molecular biology, medicine, philosophy, theology, and the law looks into the scientific, legal, ethical, social, and economic issues confronting man and his ability to map and sequence the human genome.

Now fully revised and in a second edition, The Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals suggests solutions to the simple and complex ethical questions mental health professionals must deal with on a daily basis.

With contributions from: Eric Blyth, Ken Daniels, Julia Feast, Robert Lee, Nina Martin, Alexina McWhinnie, Derek Morgan, Clare Murray, Sharon Pettle, Claire Potter, Jim Richards and Francoise Shenfield The separation of procreation from conception has broadened notions of parenthood and created novel dilemmas.

What, exactly, does it mean to be human?

Once rarely discussed in medical circles, the relationship between spirituality and health has become an important topic in health care.

The timeless human desire to be more beautiful, intelligent, healthy, athletic, or young has given rise in our time to technologies of human enhancement.

Advances in our understanding of the brain and rapid advances in the medical practice of neurology are creating questions and concerns from an ethical and legal perspective.

What does supportive oncology do that palliative care doesn't already do?

This unique book argues that love underpins safe, effective, and high-quality midwifery care, and enables readers to explore sustainable and compassionate ways to engage with their profession.

This practical guide summarizes the principles of working with dying patients and their families as influenced by the commoner world religions and secular philosophies.

This practical guide summarizes the principles of working with dying patients and their families as influenced by the commoner world religions and secular philosophies.

Palliative Care Within Mental Health: Ethical Practice explores the comprehensive concerns and dilemmas that occur surrounding people experiencing mental health problems and disorders.

Palliative Care Within Mental Health: Ethical Practice explores the comprehensive concerns and dilemmas that occur surrounding people experiencing mental health problems and disorders.

First published in 1997, this book contributes to our understanding of the way our society responds to issues of death and dying.

First published in 1997, this book contributes to our understanding of the way our society responds to issues of death and dying.

Published in 1998, this book is a collected volume of papers from the first conference of the European Network for Biomedical ethics.

Published in 1998, this book is a collected volume of papers from the first conference of the European Network for Biomedical ethics.

Published in 1998, this book addresses the moral, social and political problems emerging from the practice of healing and caring, biomedical research and the provision of health care services.

Published in 1998, this book addresses the moral, social and political problems emerging from the practice of healing and caring, biomedical research and the provision of health care services.

First published in 1998, Reproducing Narrative sets out to interrogate a number of medico-legal reproductive discourses.

First published in 1998, Reproducing Narrative sets out to interrogate a number of medico-legal reproductive discourses.

The global financial crisis (GFC) that began in 2007 concentrated attention on the morality of banking and financial activities.

The global financial crisis (GFC) that began in 2007 concentrated attention on the morality of banking and financial activities.

First published in 1998, this volume considers the Nuremberg Code in light of new ethical grey areas which have become evident due to recent scientific advancements, particularly the questions of DNA and cloning.

First published in 1998, this volume considers the Nuremberg Code in light of new ethical grey areas which have become evident due to recent scientific advancements, particularly the questions of DNA and cloning.

This book examines the central structures in medicine-medical knowledge, economics, technological innovation, and medical authority-from the perspective of an ethics of care.

This book examines the central structures in medicine-medical knowledge, economics, technological innovation, and medical authority-from the perspective of an ethics of care.

First published in 1997, this title is a sequel to Dr Noel Curran's first book The Logical Universe: The Real Universe (published by Ashgate under the Avebury imprint, 1994).

First published in 1997, this title is a sequel to Dr Noel Curran's first book The Logical Universe: The Real Universe (published by Ashgate under the Avebury imprint, 1994).

Since the turn of the millennium, the potential for patients' knowledge to contribute to medical knowledge has been increasingly recognized by medical sociologists and anthropologists.

Since the turn of the millennium, the potential for patients' knowledge to contribute to medical knowledge has been increasingly recognized by medical sociologists and anthropologists.

First published in 1997, this volume explores how we live in a society which is developing beyond human experience and comprehension - fast.

First published in 1997, this volume explores how we live in a society which is developing beyond human experience and comprehension - fast.

First published in 1998, this unique, timely book applies sociological concepts and analysis to the study of organ transplantation and related medical phenomena.

First published in 1998, this unique, timely book applies sociological concepts and analysis to the study of organ transplantation and related medical phenomena.