Ethics, culture, and psychiatry
Subtitle: international perspectives
By: edited by Ahmed Okasha, Julio Arboleda-Florez, Norman Sartorius
Contributors: Ukashah, Ahmad; Arboleda-Florez, J. 1939-; Sartorius, N
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: American Psychiatric Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Psychiatric ethics; Cultural psychiatry; Psychiatry, Transcultural
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Ethics and the societies of the world; title: The impact of Arab culture on psychiatric ethics; title: Conflicts and crises in Latin America; title: A West Mediterranean perspective; title: Scandinavian approaches; title: Culture and ethics of managed care in the United States; title: Ethics in Sub-Saharan Africa; title: The Indian experience; title: Ethics and psychiatry in China; title: Intersubjectivity and its influence on psychiatry in Japan; title: Research involving incompetent patients : a current problem in light of German history; title: Informed consent : a historical and medical perspective; title: An international perspective on mental health law reform