Ethics and chronic illness

by Walker, Tom

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Title Statements

Full title :Ethics and chronic illness / Tom Walker.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2019

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2019

The Physical Object

Description:vii, 242 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780367210205, 0367210207
oclc:on1090278170
LC Classification:R724
Dewey Decimal:174.2

1. The problem : ethics and chronic illness -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. What makes chronic illness different? -- 1.3. The importance of 'when?' -- 1.4. Choosing -- 1.5. Acting -- 1.6. Helping others act -- 1.7. Advising and preventing -- 1.8. Conclusion -- 2. Working out what will benefit patients -- 2.1. Introduction39007 : the epistemic argument -- 2.2. What is it exactly that the healthcare professional is attempting to determine? -- 2.3. Should healthcare professionals always use the most reliable methods? -- 2.4. Interim conclusion -- 3. Is an informed patient's choice good evidence that the option chosen is what is best for him? -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Where patient involvement is not needed to determine what is best for the patient -- 3.3. How are patients making decisions when asked to make them? -- 3.4. The problem of risk and uncertainty -- 3.5. Conclusion -- 4. 'It should be up to the patient what happens to her' -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. The capacity to choose and the value of choice -- 4.3. Choice and the autonomous life -- 4.4. The symbolic value of choice -- 4.5. Conclusion -- 5. Consent and the treatment of chronic illness -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Regu…

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Case studies Chronic Disease -- therapy Chronische Krankheit Ethics, Medical Éthique médicale Études de cas Medical ethics Medical ethics -- Case studies MEDIZINISCHE ETHIK Participation des patients Patient compliance Patient Participation Patient Rights -- ethics Patients -- Coopération Physician and patient Physician-Patient Relations Physician's Role Relations médecin-patient