Год выпуска: 2010 Автор: Robert L. Sadoff Издательство: Страниц: 256 ISBN: 9780470670132
Описание
Ethical medical practice and treatment in psychiatry is based on the concept of first do no harm. However, this cannot, and does not, apply to forensic cases where there is no doctor–patient relationship and the forensic psychiatrist may indeed cause harm to the examinee. This book analyzes the ethical issues affecting forensic psychiatric practice, especially those promulgated by the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. Within those guidelines, it looks at individual bias, vulnerability of the examinee, and potential harm to the mental health professional. The book discusses each of the procedures of the forensic expert separately with respect to minimizing harm. It has been written with an international audience in mind and features chapters reviewing the European and UK perspectives. Robert Sadoff addresses the long–term harm that can be either avoided or minimized through careful planning and application of ethical principles. He is not advocating that the harm...
