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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Why a book about the ethics of forensic psychiatry and related disciplines Most psychiatrists, after all, learn something in their training about the ethics of medical practice in general and of the practice of psychiatry in particular. Do the maxims that steer all physicians through the ethical complexities of clinical medicine not provide equally effective guidance to clinical and scientific expert witnesses The answer, in short, is 'No. ' When psychiatrists, for example, enter the realm of the expert witness, they tread on moral terrain with a significantly different topography than the paths to which they are accustomed in their clinical roles. Clinical psych- trists owe primary allegiance to their patients'interests; for them the prin- ples of beneficence (doing good) and non-maleficence (avoiding harm) will generally take priority over all other considerations. For psychiatrists who serve as experts, however, there are no patients to whom fidelity is due. There are only persons being evaluated for the sake of providing opinions to third parties. Perhaps a defendant in a criminal case, a plaintiff in a tort action, or a claimant in an adjudication of disability benefits or workers' compensation-but not a patient. And that makes all the difference. Whatever its other virtues, no theory of the ethics of forensic psychiatry will serve its purpose unless it offers the psychiatric expert direction in dealing with this situation.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Forensic Ethics and the Expert Witness | Philip J. Candilis (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | xvi | Englisch | 2010 | Springer | EAN 9781441942005 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book details possible ethical situations and pitfalls that forensic psychiatric experts would commonly encounter when making a court testimony. Richly illustrated with cases from medicine, psychiatry, and law, this elegantly written volume examines the common moral ground that links these usually separate domains, and relates forensic ethics to larger concepts of morality and justice. 228 pp. Englisch. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Ethics and the Expert Witness intends to address ethical problems common to all forms of medial and psychiatric testimony and uses case studies from various specialty areas - medical ethics, law, and psychiatry.The three major sections of the work are as follows: Framing the ethical difficulties that expert witnesses frequently encounter when appearing in court; developing current understanding of forensic moral theory by identifying the role it plays in guiding moral theory; integrating theory and practice by using the debate surrounding the role of expert testimony in death penalty cases. This book would benefit forensic psychiatrists, forensic psychologists, attorneys, administrative/disability experts.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 228 pp. Englisch.…