Ethical Issues In Mental Retardation

Author : James L. Bernat
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0781790603

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Ethical Issues in Neurology by James L. Bernat Pdf

Written by an eminent authority from the American Academy of Neurology's Committee on Ethics, Law, and Humanities, this book is an excellent text for all clinicians interested in ethical decision-making. The book features outstanding presentations on dying and palliative care, physician-assisted suicide and voluntary active euthanasia, medical futility, and the relationship between ethics and the law. New chapters in this edition discuss how clinicians resolve ethical dilemmas in practice and explore ethical issues in neuroscience research. Other highlights include updated material on palliative sedation, advance directives, ICU withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy, gene therapy, the very-low-birth-weight premature infant, the developmentally disabled patient, informed consent, organizational ethics, brain death controversies, and fMRI and PET studies relating to persistent vegetative state.

Author : L.M. Kopelman,J.C. Moskop
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1984-02-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9027716307

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Ethics and Mental Retardation by L.M. Kopelman,J.C. Moskop Pdf

This volume offers a collection of writings on ethical issues regarding retarded persons. Because this important subject has been generally omitted from formal discussions of ethics, there is a great deal which needs to be addressed in a theoretical and critical way. Of course, many people have been very concerned with practical matters concerning the care of retarded persons such as what liberties, entitlements or advocacy they should have. Interestingly, because so much practical attention has been given to issues which are not discussed by ethical theorists, they offer a rare opportunity to evaluate ethical theories themselves. That is, certain theories which appear convincing on other subjects seem implausible when they are applied to reasoned and com pelling views we hold concerning retarded individuals. Our subject, then, has both practical and conceptual dimensions. More over, because it is one where pertinent information comes from many sources, contributors to this volume represent many fields, including philosophy, religion, history, law and medicine. We regret that it was not possible to include more points of view, like those of psychologists, sociologists, nurses and families. There is however, a good and longstanding literature on mental retardation from these perspectives.

Author : Victoria S. Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:7763058

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Ethical Issues in Mental Retardation by Victoria S. Allen Pdf

Author : Steve Baldwin,Philip J. Barker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781489932709

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Ethical Issues in Mental Health by Steve Baldwin,Philip J. Barker Pdf

Why write another book on ethics? As practitioners we are involved both in the design and delivery of services to people with mental health problems. In common with all other professionals, our work has led to the experience of ethical dilemmas: typically, these have involved major confrontations, either with our col leagues or our consciences. This book, however, is not limited to a discussion of such major themes. Rather, we have tried to use a broader canvas: ethics, in our view, is really about the judgement of right and wrong in ordinary, everyday life. Ethics are highly personal: we fashion our own personal code from our experi ence of others, and from the 'tests' which bring meaning to our lives. Such experiences shape our individual values. We bring these codes and values to our work. We are not always aware of their influence in our dealings with people. Although we may not always be aware of it, all our actions pose an ethical question. Given that our work involves us in helping others to live ordinary, satisfying lives, this challenge heightens the intensity of our ethical dilemmas. This is most evident where our personal code conflicts with the implicit code of the health setting.

Author : Ruth Macklin,Willard Gaylin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781468439236

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Mental Retardation and Sterilization by Ruth Macklin,Willard Gaylin Pdf

1 This book is the product of a one-year project conducted by the Hastings Center, Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences, during 1976-1977. The Behavior Control Research Group-an ongoing, interdisciplinary working group com posed of philosophers, psychiatrists, psychologists, social sci entists, and lawyers-met four times over the course of the year with special consultants with expertise in the field of mental retardation. At those meetings, participants gave in formal presentations, which were followed by group discus sion. As the project progressed, formal papers were delivered and subjected to further critical commentary. This volume, in two related parts, represents the deliberations of the group as a whole, and then offers individual papers prepared by some scholars in order to give a sense of the kind of specific arguments on which the general conclusions were based. We undertook the project to examine: (1) questions of competence and consent; and (2) the practical implications, lThe project, entitled "Ethical Issues in the Care and Treatment of the Mildly Mentally Retarded," was supported by the EVI5T program of the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 05576-14793. Any Opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. ix x PREFACE in terms of care and treatment, that evolve from differing definitions and models applied to mental retardation.

Author : Ronald S. Laura,Adrian F. Ashman
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0709916922

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Moral Issues in Mental Retardation by Ronald S. Laura,Adrian F. Ashman Pdf

Author : David Franklyn Allen,Victoria S. Allen
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Ethics
ISBN : PSU:000008580825

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Ethical Issues in Mental Retardation by David Franklyn Allen,Victoria S. Allen Pdf

Author : Ronald S. Laura,Adrian F. Ashman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429890895

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Moral Issues in Mental Retardation by Ronald S. Laura,Adrian F. Ashman Pdf

First published in 1985. Despite the vast number of books available on mental handicap, there had been little published about moral, philosophical or ethical issues. Yet such issues must be faced and indeed answered, either explicitly or implicitly, before any system of education or care for mentally handicapped people can be put into practice. This book reviews a number of issues in this field. Key topics addressed include: respect for retarded people; the notion of equal rights; terminating the lives of severely handicapped infants; and genetic engineering. With the current emphasis on recognising the rights and needs of the handicapped as individuals, this book should represent an important review and be of interest to all concerned with mentally handicapped people.

Author : Pekka Louhiala
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521533716

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Preventing Intellectual Disability by Pekka Louhiala Pdf

This book covers comprehensively and practically the ethical issues involved in prevention of intellectual disability.

Author : J.C. Moskop,L.M. Kopelman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789401714808

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Ethics and Mental Retardation by J.C. Moskop,L.M. Kopelman Pdf

This volume offers a collection of writings on ethical issues regarding retarded persons. Because this important subject has been generally omitted from formal discussions of ethics, there is a great deal which needs to be addressed in a theoretical and critical way. Of course, many people have been very concerned with practical matters concerning the care of retarded persons such as what liberties, entitlements or advocacy they should have. Interestingly, because so much practical attention has been given to issues which are not discussed by ethical theorists, they offer a rare opportunity to evaluate ethical theories themselves. That is, certain theories which appear convincing on other subjects seem implausible when they are applied to reasoned and com pelling views we hold concerning retarded individuals. Our subject, then, has both practical and conceptual dimensions. More over, because it is one where pertinent information comes from many sources, contributors to this volume represent many fields, including philosophy, religion, history, law and medicine. We regret that it was not possible to include more points of view, like those of psychologists, sociologists, nurses and families. There is however, a good and longstanding literature on mental retardation from these perspectives.

Author : E.K. Hicks,J.M. Berg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9401070954

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The Genetics of Mental Retardation by E.K. Hicks,J.M. Berg Pdf

The Bishop Bekkers Foundation, devoted to the welfare of those with mental handicap and to the amelioration and prevention of this and related disabilities, is to be warmly congratulated for sponsoring and organizing the 1986 Inter national Workshop from which the present book is derived. With commendable foresight, the Foundation recognized that genetic aspects of mental handicap were a timely focus for the Workshop and that dramatic biomedical developments and prospects in this sphere have highly significant psychosocial and ethical ramifications. The papers of the 23 contributors in each of these areas, together with an introductory essay and discussion summaries, comprise this volume. Much of the subject matter is inevitably concerned with such sensitive issues as sanctity and quality of life and the - sometimes contrasting and even in conflict - rights and needs of the actually and potentially handicapped, their relatives and society in general. Such considerations, not surprisingly, engender different approaches and viewpoints. The papers in this book reflect this, with the editing attempting to achieve, as far as possible, a coherent and consistent format and not an identical outlook. The perceptions and views expressed in each paper are there fore those of the author concerned and not necessarily those of the editors or of the Bishop Bekkers Foundation.

Author : Caroline Dunn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351939072

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Ethical Issues in Mental Illness by Caroline Dunn Pdf

This book is an attempt to address the ethical issues raised by mental illness and its treatment by focusing on the question of autonomy. The mentally ill may be regarded as non-autonomous by virtue of irrationality, which may result in treatment models which deny them a voice. As a counter to this, some have moved to the other extreme and argued that the mentally ill must be regarded as fully autonomous in all circumstances, and consequently that all their wishes regarding treatment must be respected. This book examines the ethical consequences of such simplistic approaches towards autonomy and mental illness, and considers the ethical issues raised by specific forms of treatment. It is suggested in conclusion that improvement in the care and treatment of the mentally ill requires not only a fundamental change in social attitudes but also a less impoverished conception of autonomy than some of those currently employed.

Author : P. Byrne
Publisher : Springer
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-06-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780230599376

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Philosophical and Ethical Problems in Mental Handicap by P. Byrne Pdf

This book examines a range of important conceptual, ethical, social and religious issues arising from mental handicap. It contains a vigorous defence of the contention that mentally handicapped human beings are persons. It attacks both the contemporary philosophical attempts to dismiss the personhood of mentally handicapped people and the genocidal policies which those attempts suggest. It explores the logic of the attitudes which have lead to the marginalisation and oppression of the mentally handicapped.

Author : Paul R. Dokecki,Richard M. Zaner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015016157326

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Ethics of Dealing with Persons with Severe Handicaps by Paul R. Dokecki,Richard M. Zaner Pdf

Ce document, aux couleurs multidisciplinaires, s'intéresse à l'aspect éthique de l'intervention auprès des personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle. À partir des services voués, théoriquement, aux intérêts de la personne ayant une déficience, les auteurs cherchent à savoir si les intérêts des personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle sont réellement rencontrés dans la pratique par les distributeurs de services. Il est alors question des responsabilités des différents intervenants dans l'obtention du bien-être de la personne ayant une déficience en utilisant le prisme de la morale, de l'éthique, de la théologie, des divers champs de compétence comme l'éducation spécialisée, la psychologie la médecine et le droit.

Author : Harold V. Hall,Joseph Poirier
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000464689

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Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases by Harold V. Hall,Joseph Poirier Pdf

Today's increasingly sophisticated psychological and neuropsychological assessments allow for a greater understanding, and improved evaluations, in forensic psychology. By integrating discussions of modern psychological and neuropsychological tests, with extant civil and criminal cases, Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases, Second Edition serves as a fully-updated, professional resource outlining modern behavioral science’s impact on the legal system. This second edition synthesizes the theoretical, empirical, and clinical literature, examining it through the lens of case application. The book is divided into three parts to look at foundational legal, ethical and applied issues; criminal forensic evaluations; and civil forensic evaluations. Chapters new to this edition address substance abuse and intoxication, interviewing and interrogation, criminal profiling, faked amnesia and recall skills, post-concussive syndrome (PCS), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and trends and research directions. Clinicians, researchers and psychologists practicing in any number of related fields will be able to address relevant questions from both criminal-forensic and civil-forensic perspectives. Key features: Presents the latest advances in methodology and technology to assist forensic professional in assessment and case formulation in the search for ground truth in applied settings Outlines base rates for forensic areas of concern, especially helpful in evaluation, report writing and courtroom testimony as an expert witness Addresses complex criminal issues such as competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, mitigating defenses, and violence risk Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases, Second Edition is an invaluable resource to clinicians, experts witnesses, and legal professionals—a helpful adjunct for mental health experts to formulate sound direct and cross-examination strategies, and eliciting suggestions for forensically-related treatment and intervention.