Overview

"Providing ethical care is the goal of every dedicated clinician and clinical trainee, yet fulfilling this ideal involves far more than simply being -- or trying to be -- good. Concise yet thorough, this pocket guide fills the void left by traditions, codes, and legal rulings to help define the real meaning of professionalism in the care of human suffering. Writing with clarity, coherence, and optimism, the authors summarize fundamental principles, enumerate essential skills, and review recent empirical findings in the overlapping areas of clinical ethics and psychiatry. Case illustrations, tables, and strategic lists enhance the book's 17 informative chapters, which are organized into three major topical areas: * Psychiatric ethics -- Basic principles of bioethics; core values, traditions, and skills of the clinical professions; clinical ethical decision making (including the role of health care ethics committees); genetic breakthroughs and their ethical implications; and the three ethics principles in psychiatric research: respect for persons, beneficence, and justice* Clinical settings -- The psychotherapeutic relationship; ethical use of power; confidentiality/privacy and truth telling; informed consent-the cornerstone of ethically sound clinical care; caregiving in small communities, which involves overlapping relationships, roles, and boundaries (e.g., the patient and the clinician grew up on neighboring farms), confidentiality (e.g., everyone in town watches who goes into the clinic, culture (e.g., a mental illness may not be acknowledged or recognize as such), and special stresses of clinicians; mentoring and support during training* Clinical populations -- Emotionally disturbed children, exceptionally demanding work that involves clinical and ethical complexities, such as giving food as a reward, allowing hugs, and reporting child abuse, that do not exist in work with adults; ""difficult"" patients, from those who refuse to take their medications to those who omit important details about their histories; resource allocation (i. e., ""rationing"" health care), including the disruptions in clinician-patient relationships caused by managed care; people facing the end of life; addiction psychiatry and the role of stigma; and mental health problems of colleagues. This volume in the eminently practical Concise Guides series moves us forward in our efforts to improve clinical decision-making, foster awareness, and enrich educational efforts related to the ethically challenging dimensions of mental health care. Complete with glossary, references, index, and suggested further readings, this remarkable guide offers an invaluable toolkit for mental health care students and professionals everywhere."

Full Product Details

Author:   Laura Weiss Roberts, MD, MA ,  Allen R. Dyer
Publisher:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Imprint:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 16.50cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780880489447

ISBN 10:   0880489448
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   28 February 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Ethics: principles and professionalism. Clinical decision-making and ethics skills. The psychotherapeutic relationship. Informed consent and decisional capacity. Ethical use of power in high-risk situations. Confidentiality and truth telling. Caring for children. Caring for people with addictions. Caring for ""difficult"" patients. Caring for people in small communities. Caring for people at end of life. Ethical issues in psychiatric genetics. Ethical issues in managed and evolving systems of care. Ethical issues in clinician health. Ethical issues in clinical training. Ethical issues in psychiatric research. Health care ethics committees. Appendix A: glossary. Appendix B: additional readings. Index."

Reviews

<p> It is no easy task to compile a theoretical, empirical, and clinical text on ethics that will be useful for psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, medical students, and other mental health professionals. However, Roberts and Dyer have ably provided an easy-to-read, lively, interesting, and comprehensive guide to ethics. -- Jeremy A. Lazarus, M.D., American Journal of Psychiatry , October 2004

Overall, this is more than another excellent addition to the Concise Guides series. It would be a valuable addition in any training program for psychologists, psychiatrists, or psychiatric nurse practitioners. It could serve as a quick reference or, even better, as a guide for self-study, for practicing clinicians as well. - Steven H. Miles, M.D., Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, February 2005

Author Information

Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Allen R. Dyer, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee.

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