The Ethical Treatment of Depression : Autonomy Through Psychotherapy

The Ethical Treatment of Depression : Autonomy Through Psychotherapy /

Is there is a moral imperative on physicians to refer patients with mental depression for psychotherapy rather that treating the ailment with drugs? Psychotherapy, in particular cognitive behavior therapy, promotes autonomy & it is the loss of autonomy, argues Paul Biegler, that is at the heart...

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Main Author: Biegler, Paul, 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2011
Series:Philosophical psychopathology.
Subjects:
Depression, Mental > Treatment > Moral and ethical aspects.
Cognitive therapy > Moral and ethical aspects.
Autonomy (Psychology)
Antidepressants.
Depressive Disorder > therapy
Antidepressive Agents
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy > ethics
Personal Autonomy
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