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Varieties of deception and distrust: moral dilemmas in the ethnography of psychiatry.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16144790     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This article considers the ethical guidelines concerning autonomy, negotiated consent and transparency in relation to an ethnography of psychiatry. It suggests that the complexities and unequal power distribution of the psychiatric consultation make these guidelines difficult to apply. Rather an attempt is made to develop an ethics of patient acknowledgement even where this presents ethical misgivings vis-à-vis psychiatrists. I argue for the importance of ethnography rather than the instantiation of abstract principles to the development of an ethical perspective.
Authors:
Vieda Skultans
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health (London, England : 1997)     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1363-4593     ISO Abbreviation:  Health (London)     Publication Date:  2005 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-09-07     Completed Date:  2006-01-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9800465     Medline TA:  Health (London)     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  491-512     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, UK. V.Skultans@bristol.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Anthropology, Cultural / ethics*
Emotions*
Female
Humans
Latvia
Male
Middle Aged
Psychiatry / ethics*
Stress, Psychological / etiology*

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