Ethics in Psychiatry

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Ethics in Psychiatry is written by Hanfried Helmchen and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9402422749 (ISBN 10) and 9789402422740 (ISBN 13).

This book presents a comprehensive review of ethical issues arising in psychiatric care and research. Compared to the first edition, ten of the 40 chapters comprising the book are new, dealing with topics that were not covered in the previous edition. A further 28 chapters have been updated by the previous authors or completely rewritten by new authors. Containing contributions by leading European ethicists, philosophers, legal scholars, and psychiatrists, this book presents an excellent resource of information and insights for both psychiatrists and other professionals who wish to develop knowledge, understanding, and awareness about ethical issues arising in their practice, research and public health action. Chapter 6 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.