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Mental Health Ethics: The Human Context
Phil Barker
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Description for Mental Health Ethics: The Human Context
Paperback. Encourages readers to heighten their awareness of the key ethical dilemmas found in mainstream contemporary mental health practice. This text provides an overview of traditional and contemporary ethical perspectives and critically examines a range of ethical and moral challenges present in contemporary 'psychiatric-mental' health services. Editor(s): Barker, Phil. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 black & white tables, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBDC; MMH; MMJ; MQCL5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 686.
All human behaviour is, ultimately, a moral undertaking, in which each situation must be considered on its own merits. As a result ethical conduct is complex. Despite the proliferation of Codes of Conduct and other forms of professional guidance, there are no easy answers to most human problems. Mental Health Ethics encourages readers to heighten their awareness of the key ethical dilemmas found in mainstream contemporary mental health practice. This text provides an overview of traditional and contemporary ethical perspectives and critically examines a range of ethical and moral challenges present in contemporary `psychiatric-mental' ... Read more
All human behaviour is, ultimately, a moral undertaking, in which each situation must be considered on its own merits. As a result ethical conduct is complex. Despite the proliferation of Codes of Conduct and other forms of professional guidance, there are no easy answers to most human problems. Mental Health Ethics encourages readers to heighten their awareness of the key ethical dilemmas found in mainstream contemporary mental health practice. This text provides an overview of traditional and contemporary ethical perspectives and critically examines a range of ethical and moral challenges present in contemporary `psychiatric-mental' ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
699g
Number of Pages
378
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415571005
SKU
V9780415571005
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Ref
99-1
About Phil Barker
Phil Barker is a psychotherapist in private practice and a Director of Clan Unity International, a mental health recovery consultancy. He is also Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Dundee, UK.
Reviews for Mental Health Ethics: The Human Context
`I was personally fairly familiar with and committed to the underlying thesis and found much that resonated with my values. That is, the essence of ethical practice is a lot about values, but values demonstrated rather than merely espoused. After reading this text, I felt better able to articulate the issues and found myself recommending it (or particular chapters) to ... Read more