Diagnosing from a distance: debates over libel law, media, and psychiatric ethics from Barry Goldwater to Donald Trump

"The election of Donald Trump in 2016 raised profound ethical questions for many psychiatrists. Is it ethical to diagnose a public figure without examining him or her? If so, why? If not, why not? Are there compelling reasons for a psychiatrist to comment on a president's mental health if...

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1. Verfasser: Martin-Joy, John ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York ; Port Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore Cambridge University Press 2020
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Zusammenfassung:"The election of Donald Trump in 2016 raised profound ethical questions for many psychiatrists. Is it ethical to diagnose a public figure without examining him or her? If so, why? If not, why not? Are there compelling reasons for a psychiatrist to comment on a president's mental health if nuclear warfare or the conduct of an unjust war is at stake? Is the media the right place for such comment? Under what circumstances, and in the name of what higher principles, may a psychiatrist violate the ethical code of her own professional organization? In Diagnosis from a Distance I explore and reflect on these ethical questions using a historical and philosophical lens. This book is a study of the development of professional ideas in a political context-and ultimately an argument about how we might approach the ethics of psychiatric comment on public figures"--
Beschreibung:xiv, 335 Seiten Illustration, 13 Portraits 24 cm
ISBN:9781108707985
9781108486583

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