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Mental Illness and Public Health Care

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. James M. Humber

    1. Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA

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  2. Robert F. Almeder

    1. Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA

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Part of the book series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews (BER)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Mental Illness and Commitment

    • Theodore Benditt
    Pages 1-24

  3. Involuntary Outpatient Commitment

    • Gerard Elfstrom
    Pages 25-54

  4. Cognitive Behavioral and Pharmacological Interventions for Mood- and Anxiety-Related Problems

    • David Cruise Malloy, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos
    Pages 55-81

  5. Managing Values in Managed Behavioral Health Care

    • Mark E. Meaney
    Pages 83-104

  6. The Changing Form of Psychiatric Care

    • Wade L. Robison
    Pages 105-126

  7. Tarasoff, Megan, and Mill

    • Pam R. Sailors
    Pages 127-142

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 143-149
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About this book

Is the involuntary commitment of the mentally ill morally proper? How can we determine proper psychiatric care in a managed health care system? And can a mental health professional violate patient's confidentiality when they believe a patient is a threat to someone? In six non-ideological essays, leading bioethicists, including one with practical experience in medical administration, search for clear moral and legal guidelines for dealing with the complex issues presented when treating mentally ill patients. Objective and readily understandable, Mental Illness and Public Health Care illuminates for the educated reader some of the key ethical issues facing mental health care professionals and provides convincing practical conclusions with real moral import.

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"...well worth reading." - Bull. Med. Eth.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA

    James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mental Illness and Public Health Care

  • Editors: James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder

  • Series Title: Biomedical Ethics Reviews

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-088-9

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-021-2Published: 07 November 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-310-7Published: 19 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-088-9Published: 07 November 2001

  • Series ISSN: 0742-1796

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 149

  • Topics: Theory of Medicine/Bioethics

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