In Two Minds

In Two Minds is a practical casebook of problem solving in psychiatric ethics. Written in a lively and accessible style, it builds on a series of detailed case histories to illustrate the central place of ethical reasoning as a key competency for clinical work and research in psychiatry. Topics include risk, dangerousness and confidentiality; judgements of responsibility; involuntary treatment and mental health legislation; consent to genetic screening; dual role issues in child and adolescent psychiatry; needs assessment; cross-cultural and gender issues; rational and irrational suicide; shared decision making in multi-agency teams, and the growing role of the user's voice in psychiatry. Key ethical concepts are carefully introduced and explained. The text is richly supported by detailed guides for further reading. There are separate chapters on teaching psychiatric ethics, including a sample seminar, and on writing a research ethics application. Each case history and discussion is followed by a critical commentary from a practitioner with relevant experience. Jim Birley adds a comparative international perspective on psychiatric ethics. Cartoons by Johnny Cowee provide punchy counterpoint! In Two Minds is the sister volume to the third edition of Sidney, Paul Chodoff and Steven Green's highly successful Psychiatric Ethics. In providing a bridge between theory and practice, it will be essential reading for everyone concerned with improving standards in mental health care.

ISBN 0192628585   Pages 408 ISBN13 9780192628589 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Oxford University Press   Weight (grammes) 584 Imprint Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Series title Oxford Medical Publications Publication date 11 Jan 2001   Height (mm) 230 Illustrator Cowee, Jonny   Width (mm) 150 Library of Congress 00064987   Spine width (mm) 21 DEWEY 174.2   Academic level Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Foreword
		Preface
		Acknowledgements
		Analytical table of contents
		List of practitioner commentators
		Summary of reading guides
Sect. 1		Introduction: the tools of the trade
1		Theory and practice: the special features of psychiatric ethics		3
2		Thinking skills: ethical reasoning and problem solving in psychiatric ethics		19
Sect. 2		Case studies in the clinical encounter
3		Basic concepts: your myth or mine?		53
4		Diagnosis: rationality, responsibility, and values in psychiatric classification		81
5		Aetiology: causal and meaningful connections		133
6		Treatment: trick or treat?		173
7		Prognosis: luck and judgement		219
8		Teamwork and the organization of services		253
Sect. 3		Teaching and research
9		Putting theory into practice: a sample teaching seminar		281
10		The three Rs of research ethics		301
Sect. 4		Wider perspectives
11		Psychiatric ethics: an international open society by Jim Birley		327
12		Conclusions: psychiatry first		335
		Notes		343
		Appendix: glossary of legal cases		347
		Alphabetical listing of all references		351
		Index		377

"As a companion to the acclaimed Psychiatric Ethics this book comes with certain expectations and is unlikely to disappoint." Bulletin of Medical Ethics No. 174, "Medical ethics is fascinating, but for those unfamiliar with the language it is difficult to penetrate. That is until this book ... One to have and read when real dilemmas present and when thought stimulation is sought." Hospital Medicine "This is an excellent and challenging read in that it actually makes you think about your own work and interactions in the clinical setting ... Buy it, read it and revisit it several times." Mental Health Today "This is a scholarly book that will serve as a reference book as well as a guide to ethical psychiatric practise, teaching psychiatric ethics and psychiatric research. Every psychiatrist and mental health professional will find this book informative and instructive." Psychological Medicine, 32 "In Two Minds is an excellent casebook of tough ethical problems in mental health ... An excellent resource for those interested in psychatric ethics. It is the natural choice for a textbook for courses on this topic in Britain and it could be used for similar courses in the US and other countries if it were supplemented by other readings or information relevant to the country in question. Highly recommended." Metapsychology Online

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