Informed Consent: Legal Theory and Clinical Practice

by Charles W. Lidz, Alan Meisel, Paul S. Appelbaum, et al.

Few issues affecting the therapeutic professions are as much discussed and as little understood as informed consent. This book, written from the combined perspectives of a physician, a lawyer, and a social scientist, is the first reference work to provide a concise overview of informed consent with particular emphasis on the practical issues facing professionals. After introducing the ethical theories behind this principle, the authors describe the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019503841X
• ISBN13: 9780195038415
• Release Date: May 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.6"