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Mental illness and public health care / edited by James M. Humber and Robert F. Almeder.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Biomedical ethics reviewsPublication details: Totowa, NJ : Humana ; c2002.Description: ix, 149 p. : 24 cmISBN:
  • 1588290212
  • 9781588290212
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.2 22 HUM
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Contents:
1. Mental illness and commitment / Theodore Benditt 2. Involuntary outpatient commitment / Gerard Elfstrom 3. Cognitive behavioral and pharmacological interventions for mood- and anxiety- related problems: an examination from an existential ethical perspective / David Cruise Malloy and Thomas Hadjistavropoulos 4. Managing values in managed behavioral health care: a case study / Mark E. Meaney 5. The changing form of psychiatric care / Wade L. Robison 6. Tarasoff, Megan, and Mill: preventing harm to others / Pam R. Sailors.
Summary: Is the involuntary commitment of the mentally ill morally proper? Objective and readily understandable, Mental Illness and Public Health Care illuminates for the educated reader some of the key ethical issues facing mental health care professionals and provides convincing practical conclusions with real moral import.
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General Books General Books CUTN Central Library Philosophy & psychology Non-fiction 174.2 HUM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 41045


1. Mental illness and commitment / Theodore Benditt 2. Involuntary outpatient commitment / Gerard Elfstrom 3. Cognitive behavioral and pharmacological interventions for mood- and anxiety- related problems: an examination from an existential ethical perspective / David Cruise Malloy and Thomas Hadjistavropoulos 4. Managing values in managed behavioral health care: a case study / Mark E. Meaney 5. The changing form of psychiatric care / Wade L. Robison 6. Tarasoff, Megan, and Mill: preventing harm to others / Pam R. Sailors.

Is the involuntary commitment of the mentally ill morally proper? Objective and readily understandable, Mental Illness and Public Health Care illuminates for the educated reader some of the key ethical issues facing mental health care professionals and provides convincing practical conclusions with real moral import.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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