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UNINA9910809954403321 |
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Autore |
Atkinson Jacqueline M |
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Titolo |
Advance directives in mental health : theory, practice and ethics / / Jacqueline M. Atkinson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-14321-9 |
9786611143213 |
1-84642-668-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Advance directives (Medical care) |
Mental health laws |
Mental health services |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-204) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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FRONT COVER; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Why Have Advance Directives in Mental Health?; Part I The Context of Advance Directives in Mental Health; 2 Influences on the Development of Advance Directives in Mental Health; 3 Mental Health Legislation; 4 Models of Advance Directives: the History of an Idea; 5 Advance Directives and the Law; Part II Ideological Issues in Advance Directives; 6 Autonomy and Advance Directives; 7 Personhood and Advance Directives in Mental Health; 8 Rationality, Decision-making and Advance Directives; 9 Responsibility and Its Consequences |
Part III Advance Directives in Practice10 Advance Directives and the Research Process; 11 Making and Implementing Advance Directives in Mental Health; 12 The Experience of Advance Directives in Clinical Practice; 13 Attitudes to Advance Directives; 14 Other Approaches to Individual Future Planning; 15 Conclusion: The Way Forward; References; Useful websites; Glossary; Subject Index; Author Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An advance directive is a way of making a person's views known if he or she should become mentally incapable of giving consent to treatment, or making informed choices about treatment, at some future time. Advance Directives in Mental Health is a comprehensive and accessible |
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