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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass.
MIT Press
2011
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| Series: | Philosophical psychopathology : disorders of the mind
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| Collection: | MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 of depression |
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| Physical Description: | x, 213 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 0262295628 9780262295628 |