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Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry analyzes the ethical issues affecting forensic psychiatric practice, especially those promulgated by the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Within those guidelines, it looks at individual bias, vulnerability of the examinee, and potential harm to the mental health professional. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MMH; MMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470670132
- ISBN
- 9780470670132
Condition: New
€ 84.65
€ 84.65
Paperback. This comprehensive textbook analyzes the ethical issues of health and health care in global perspective. Ideal for students of public health, medicine, nursing and allied health professions, public policy, and ethics, the book helps students in all these areas to develop important competencies in their chosen fields. Series: Jossey-Bass Public Health. Num Pages: 304 pages, figures. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470531068
- ISBN
- 9780470531068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.64
€ 122.64
Paperback. "As wise as it is well written.. A sustaining work of art." -Linda Elisabeth Beattie, Courier-Journal Editor(s): Gutkind, Lee. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: MBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393334555
- ISBN
- 9780393334555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.59
€ 17.99
€ 16.59
Hardback. Presents 130 case studies illustrating ethical and social issues that arise from the use of computers in medicine, nursing, psychology, pharmacy, and the allied health professions. This book also contains appendices that address ethical standards for Websites and the Internet, and the principles for offering Internet health services to consumers. Series: Health Informatics. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBPM; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387953083
- ISBN
- 9780387953083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.16
€ 68.16
Hardback. This book investigates some of the ethical, legal and social challenges raised by research biobanking. It presents a comprehensive look at the issue of biobanking in an analogical approach and clarifies the institutional nature of research biobanks. Editor(s): Solbakk, Jan Helge; Holm, Dr. Soren; Hofmann, Bjorn. Num Pages: 375 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387938714
- ISBN
- 9780387938714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.90
€ 244.90
paperback. This second edition addresses a variety of ethical issues that arise in the care of oncology patients. It covers issues that are central to contemporary medical practice and medical ethics inquiry. Editor(s): Angelos, Peter. Series: Cancer Treatment and Research. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBNH; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387877174
- ISBN
- 9780387877174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardback. This second edition addresses a variety of ethical issues that arise in the care of oncology patients. It covers issues that are central to contemporary medical practice and medical ethics inquiry. Editor(s): Angelos, Peter. Series: Cancer Treatment and Research. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387736389
- ISBN
- 9780387736389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Hardcover. The last century saw two great revolutions in genetics; the development of classic Medelian theory and the discovery and investigation of DNA. Each of these generated its own distinctive technology, which are explored within this study of the philosophy of technology. Series: Renewing Philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333964583
- ISBN
- 9780333964583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.08
€ 122.08
Paperback. This work discusses contemporary issues in medical ethics from a Buddhist perspective. The issues examined include abortion, embryo research and euthanasia. The book shows how Buddhist ethical principles can be applied consistently to a range of bioethical problems. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRE; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333912805
- ISBN
- 9780333912805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.04
€ 79.04
Hardback. Examines everyday ethical issues that clinicians encounter as they go about their work caring for people who have severe and persistent mental disorders. This book recognizes, analyzes, and responds to the range of ethical concerns that arise in community mental health care practice with persons who have mental disorders. Editor(s): Backlar, Patricia; Cutler, David L. (Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA). Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306467042
- ISBN
- 9780306467042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.63
€ 186.63
Hardback. The relationship between law and bioethics and the influence of both on medical research and clinical practice is a topic that is often mentioned but rarely subjected to sustained critical analysis. This book considers a number of issues in medicine in which the influence of the law has been profound and positive. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306466656
- ISBN
- 9780306466656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.04
€ 128.04
Changing Health Care Systems from Ethical, Economic and Cross Cultural...
. Ed(S): Loewy, Erich H.; Loewy, Roberta Spri...
Hardback. Explores the impact of various health-care structures on the ability of health-care professionals to practice in an ethically acceptable manner. This volume addresses ethical issues raised in a system where patients are treated by different physicians inside and outside the hospital. Editor(s): Loewy, Erich H.; Loewy, Roberta Springer. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465789
- ISBN
- 9780306465789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardback. Providing a history of human experimentation, this volume reviews various theories of ethics from which the principles and rules that govern this research are derived. Including case examples and exercises for discussion, it is of interest to students and researchers who design and disseminated findings using human subjects in their research. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464485
- ISBN
- 9780306464485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.89
€ 200.89
The Ethics of Terminal Care. Orchestrating the End of Life.
Loewy, Erich H.; Springer Loewy, Roberta
Hardback. While much about life is biologically determined, much else is determined by the social circumstances surrounding it. This volume examines some of the medical social and psychological conditions which affect the way we die. It covers topics such as attitudes toward death; suicide, assisted suicide and euthanasia; and hospice and pain management. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464355
- ISBN
- 9780306464355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.59
€ 69.59
Hardback. Offers an interdisciplinary approach to the problems, data, theory, and procedures that a just society must consider when establishing policies regarding human life and death. This book considers such issues as: the morality of human genetic screening and of the Human Genome Project; organ transplants; and, the allowance of suicide and euthanasia. Series: Critical Issues in Social Justice. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; J; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306451713
- ISBN
- 9780306451713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.37
€ 193.37
Hardback. It is possible to increase cost-effectiveness and lower the risk of lawsuits while improving patient care and office morale. This book details risk management techniques and the concept of co-active medicine. It provides practical guidance for primary care physicians, risk management consultants and malpractice attorneys. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LAY; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306444418
- ISBN
- 9780306444418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306432804
- ISBN
- 9780306432804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.04
€ 127.04
Hardcover. An assessment of some ethical implications of increasing life spans. Taking as a starting point the idea that to increase longevity is a form of medical enhancement, it examines the value of living longer; the means for extending life spans; the consequences of greater longevity for the fair distribution of resources and healthcare in particular. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; MFKH3; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346. 256 pages. An assessment of some ethical implications of increasing life spans. Taking as a starting point the idea that to increase longevity is a form of medical enhancement, it examines the value of living longer; the means for extending life spans; the consequences of greater longevity for the fair distribution of resources and healthcare in particular. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MBDC; MFKH3; PSAD. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 16. Weight: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576957
- ISBN
- 9780230576957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Hardcover. This book explores an innovative study of women who undergo cosmetic study and the doctors who carry it out. It situates cosmetic surgery as a personal choice made by women against the social and cultural reality of the way women's bodies are scrutinised in Western countries. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDP; MNPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230574007
- ISBN
- 9780230574007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Hardcover. Medical ethics in Imperial Germany were entangled with professional, legal and social issues. This book shows how doctors' ethical decision-making was led by their notions of male honour, professional politics and a paternalistic doctor-patient relationship rather than concern for patients' interests or the right of the sick to self-determination. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; MBDC; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553309
- ISBN
- 9780230553309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97