Divided Staffs, Divided Selves: A Case Approach to Mental Health Ethics

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Divided Staffs, Divided Selves: A Case Approach to Mental Health Ethics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Stanley Joel Reiser
By (author) Harold J. Bursztajn
By (author) Paul S. Appelbaum
By (author) Thomas G. Gutheil
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:166
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9780521318907
ClassificationsDewey:174.2
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 31 July 1987
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Ethical decision making in the context of conflicting values takes on a fresh immediacy when the self itself is in conflict. Divided Staffs, Divided Selves: A Case Approach to Mental Health Ethics brings the immediacy of a clinical case conference to a wide range of students and clinicians. The book provides both clinical case material and a method for engaging in a dialogue choices in the mental health care field. The essays that introduce the volume place the ethical problems of treating mentally ill people in the context of the health care ethics movement and traditions of ethical decision making. The individual cases arise from clinical and consultative experiences. This case material will serve as the basis for learning and reflection by clinicians in interaction with their colleagues, and it also will be especially valuable to students studying ethical concepts who do not have access to real-life cases or problems.

Reviews

"The book is an absolute must for those who would like to initate a teaching program in mental health ethics and is recommemded most highly to anyone with an interest in this growing field." General Hospital Psychiatry