Mental illness and public health care

• Other Authors: Humber, James M. (Editor), Almeder, Robert F. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ Humana Press 2002
• Series: Biomedical ethics reviews
• Subjects: Commitment of Mentally Ill; Ethics, Medical; Mentally Ill Persons > psychology
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• Physical Description: ix, 149 pages illustrations 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781588290212; 1588290212

Is the involuntary commitment of the mentally ill morally proper? How can we determine proper psychiatric care in a managed health care system? And can a mental health professional violate patient's confidentiality when they believe a patient is a threat to someone? In six non-ideological essays, leading bioethicists, including one with practical experience in medical administration, search for clear moral and legal guidelines for dealing with the complex issues presented when treating mentally ill patients. 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