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The Virtuous Psychiatrist: Character Ethics in Psychiatric Practice
Jennifer Radden
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Description for The Virtuous Psychiatrist: Character Ethics in Psychiatric Practice
Hardback. Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HPM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 541.
The context for this interdisciplinary work by a philosopher and a clinician is the psychiatric care provided to those with severe mental disorders. Such a setting makes distinctive moral demands on the very character of the practitioner, it is shown, calling for special virtues and greater virtue than many other practice settings. In a practice so attentive to the patient's self identity, the authors promote a heightened awareness of cultural and particularly gender issues. By elucidating the nature of the moral psychology and character of the good psychiatrist, this work provides a sustained application of virtue theory to clinical practice. ... Read more
The context for this interdisciplinary work by a philosopher and a clinician is the psychiatric care provided to those with severe mental disorders. Such a setting makes distinctive moral demands on the very character of the practitioner, it is shown, calling for special virtues and greater virtue than many other practice settings. In a practice so attentive to the patient's self identity, the authors promote a heightened awareness of cultural and particularly gender issues. By elucidating the nature of the moral psychology and character of the good psychiatrist, this work provides a sustained application of virtue theory to clinical practice. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
Condition
New
Weight
540g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195389371
SKU
V9780195389371
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About Jennifer Radden
Jennifer Radden is Professor of Philosophy, U Mass Boston, and editor of The Nature of Melancholy, The Philosophy of Psychiatry, and Moody Minds Distempered (all OUP). John Sadler is Daniel W. Foster Professor of Medical Ethics, UT Southwestern Medical School
Reviews for The Virtuous Psychiatrist: Character Ethics in Psychiatric Practice
Radden and Sadler have written a book that is a just tribute to psychiatry.
Hanna Pickard, MIND
...those seeking to understand the distinctive ethical context of psychiatric practice and to aspire to a professional life of virtue will be richly rewarded.
Psychological Medicine
The Virtuous Psychiatrist is an interesting read. It does an excellent job in ... Read more
Hanna Pickard, MIND
...those seeking to understand the distinctive ethical context of psychiatric practice and to aspire to a professional life of virtue will be richly rewarded.
Psychological Medicine
The Virtuous Psychiatrist is an interesting read. It does an excellent job in ... Read more