基本説明
An excellent text for all clinicians interested in ethical decision-making.
Full Description
Written by an eminent authority from the American Academy of Neurology's Committee on Ethics, Law, and Humanities, this book is an excellent text for all clinicians interested in ethical decision-making. The book features outstanding presentations on dying and palliative care, physician-assisted suicide and voluntary active euthanasia, medical futility, and the relationship between ethics and the law.
New chapters in this edition discuss how clinicians resolve ethical dilemmas in practice and explore ethical issues in neuroscience research. Other highlights include updated material on palliative sedation, advance directives, ICU withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy, gene therapy, the very-low-birth-weight premature infant, the developmentally disabled patient, informed consent, organizational ethics, brain death controversies, and fMRI and PET studies relating to persistent vegetative state.
Contents
THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CLINICAL ETHICS
Ethical Theory
Ethical Practice
Professional Ethics and Professionalism
Clinical Ethics and the Law
The Hospital Ethics Committee and the Ethics Consultant
Resolving Ethical Dilemmas
ETHICAL ISSUES IN DEATH AND DYING
Dying and Palliative Care
Refusal of Life-Sustaining Treatment
Physician-Assisted Suicide and Voluntary Active Euthanasia
Medical Futility
ETHICAL ISSUES IN NEUROLOGICAL SYNDROMES
Brain Death
Disorders of Consciousness
Severe Neurological Disorders in Neonates
States of Paralysis with Intact Cognition
Dementia
Mental Retardation
Neurogenetic Testing and Treatment
HIV and AIDS
ETHICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH
Clinical Research
Neuroethics
