Ethical Practice In Psychiatry And The Law (critical Issues In American Psychiatry And The Law)

"We would expect a successful series such as Critical Issues in American Psychiatry and the Law to present timely, relevant issues in a high-quality manner, and such is the hallmark of this outstanding series. But we might not expect the editors to dive into the especially controversial issues, e.g., ethics, and I applaud them for doing so and in such a comprehensive and thorough fashion. Public and professional concern about ethical aspects of psychiatrists' beƯ havior and practice is growing, and exponentially. Concern about the ethical practice of modern forensic psychiatry is paralleled by deep-seated apprehenƯ sion not only about the ethical dilemmas of psychiatry and medicine (e.g., societal versus individual patient values, the corporatization of medicine, access to versus cost of medicine) but also about the widely publicized ethical transƯ gressions of religious and political leaders. That's why this volume is so timely and important. Ethics-the principles and rules of right conduct. Sounds simple. We know it is not. When I'm asked by colleagues to consider the perceived unethical behavior of a fellow professional, I often find that, like obscenity, they can't always define it but they are definite that they know it when they see it. The perception of ethical conduct often appears to be in the eyes of the beholder. read this volume. It may not always please you, Well, that's why you will want to it may upset you and even offend you, but it will definitely inform you"--Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Ethics of Forensic Psychiatry....Pages 3-17 Forensic Psychiatry....Pages 19-29 The Role of Traditional Medical Ethics in Forensic Psychiatry....Pages 31-51 Competing Medical and Legal Ethical Values....Pages 53-72 Front Matter....Pages 73-73 The Psychiatric Expert Witness....Pages 75-84 The Role of the (Psychiatric) Expert in the Judicial Process....Pages 85-115 The Impartial Expert....Pages 117-128 Ethical Issues Involved in the Dual Role of Treater and Evaluator....Pages 129-150 Ethical Considerations of Giving Miranda -Type Warnings in Psychiatric Evaluations in Criminal Cases....Pages 151-162 Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry....Pages 163-169 Adjudication of AAPL Ethical Complaints....Pages 171-174 Ethical Problems Regarding Sex between Therapist and Patient....Pages 175-182 Front Matter....Pages 183-183 Prediction of Dangerousness in Different Contexts....Pages 185-196 Treating Patients Who Threaten Violence....Pages 197-206 Ethics and the Death Penalty....Pages 207-217 HIV Infections and AIDS....Pages 219-242 The New Sexual Issues....Pages 243-255 Surrogate Parenting....Pages 257-268 The Use of Psychiatric Expertise in Sex Offender Cases....Pages 269-292 Clinical Judgment and Value Judgment....Pages 293-305 Front Matter....Pages 183-183 Protecting the Rights of the Elderly....Pages 307-312 Ethical Issues in Mandatory Drug Testing....Pages 313-325 Back Matter....Pages 327-348