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 …

Ethics is defined as the realm of the'ought', the realm of conscience which postulates that
Man has the freedom to carry out what he judges to be morally right. By such acts he …

Prevailing ethical principles forbid enforced medical treatment in the recognition of the
individual's choice as to whether to get cured or to remain ill. Prevailing medical practice …

Prevailing ethical principles forbid enforced medical treatment in the recognition of the
individual's choice as to whether to get cured or to remain ill. Prevailing medical practice …

This article reviews the ethical issues related to involuntary psychiatric treatment. These
include the conflicts between the principles of beneficence, autonomy and nonmaleficence …

This paper considers a number of questions concerning a central principle of modern liberal
medical ethics–that of respect for patient autonomy. This principle is generally interpreted as …

This paper examines the ethical principles of justice and autonomy in psychotherapy. A case
history is presented which illustrates how ethical dilemmas concerning the type of …

This paper analyses the relationship between Bioethics and Mental Health practice from the
perspective of theoretical bioethics and identifies a number of inherent tensions between the …

The aim of this paper is to show the futility of debates about the morality of enforced
treatment in psychiatry because all participants accept a framework I shall call'individualistic …

In discussing the ethical issues of special relevance to contemporary psychiatry, the author
raises some provocative questions, ranging in subject from the practitioner's responsibility …