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Ethics and Chronic Illness (Paperback)
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Ethics and Chronic Illness (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Research in Applied Ethics
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This book provides an account of the ethics of chronic illness.
Chronic illness differs from other illnesses in that it is often
incurable, patients can live with it for many years, and its
day-to-day management is typically carried out by the patient or
members of their family. These features problematise key
distinctions that underlie much existing work in medical ethics
including those between beneficence and autonomy, between treatment
and prevention, and between the recipient and provider of
treatment. The author carries out a detailed reappraisal of the
roles of both autonomy and beneficence across the different stages
of treatment for a range of chronic illnesses. A central part of
the author's argument is that in the treatment of chronic illness,
the patient and/or the patient's family should be seen as acting
with healthcare professionals to achieve a common aim. This aspect
opens up unexplored questions such as what healthcare professionals
should do when patients are managing their illness poorly, the
ethical implications of patients being responsible for parts of
their treatment, and how to navigate sharing information with those
directly involved in patient care without violating privacy or
breaching confidentiality. The author addresses these challenges by
engaging with philosophical work on shared commitments and joint
action, responsibility and justice, and privacy and
confidentiality. The Ethics of Chronic Illness provides a new, and
much needed, critical reappraisal of healthcare professionals'
obligations to their patients. It will be of interests to academics
working in bioethics and medical ethics, philosophers interested in
the topics of autonomy, responsibility, and consent, and medical
practitioners who treat patients with chronic illness.
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