Informed Consent - Legal Theory and Clinical Practice (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

Informed consent - as an ethical ideal and legal doctrine - has been the source of much concern to clinicians. Drawing on a diverse set of backgrounds and two decades of research in clinical settings, the authors - a lawyer, a physician, a social scientist, and a philosopher - help clinicians understand and cope with their legal obligations and show how the proper handling of informed consent can improve , rather than impede, patient care. Following a concise review of the ethical and legal foundations of informed consent, they provide detailed, practical suggestions for incorporating informed consent into clinical practice. This completely revised and updated edition discusses how to handle informed consent in all phases of the updated edition discusses how to handle informed consent in all phases of the doctor-patient relationship, use of consent forms, patients' refusals of treatment, and consent to research. It comments on recent laws and national policy, and addresses cutting edge issues such as fulfilling physician obligations under managed care. This clear and succinct book contains a weath of information that will not only help clinicians meet the legal requirements of informed consent and understand its ethical underpinnings, but also enhance their ability to deal with their patients more effectively. It will be of value to all those working in areas where issues of informed consent are likely to arise, including medicine, biomedical research, mental health care, nursing, dentistry, biomedical ethics, and law.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2001
First published:	July 2001
Authors:	Jessica W. Berg (Assistant Professor of Law and Bioethics) • Paul S. Appelbaum (A. F. Zelenik Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Chair) • Charles W. Lidz (Research Professor of Psychiatry) • Lisa S. Parker (Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Education)
Dimensions:	242 x 162 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-512677-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Medicine > General issues > Medicolegal issues
LSN:	0-19-512677-7
Barcode:	9780195126778

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