Relational ethics: when mothers suffer from psychosis.
Arch Womens Ment Health
; 7(3): 201-10, 2004 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15241666
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The goal of this review is to aid clinicians with ethical issues arising in the treatment of women who suffer from psychosis.METHOD:
This paper is a synthesis of the recent literature in adult and child psychiatry, ethics, law, and child welfare pertaining to the topic of maternal psychosis. Topics include family planning, the care of pregnant women with schizophrenia, postpartum psychosis, child custody, involuntary treatment, confidentiality issues, and service fragmentation.CONCLUSION:
Appreciation of the particularized circumstances of issues arising in the treatment of mothers who suffer from psychosis serve the clinician better than the dispassionate application of a principle-driven ethic.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psychotic Disorders
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Child Welfare
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Family Planning Services
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Maternal Health Services
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Maternal Welfare
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Aspects:
Ethics
Limits:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Womens Ment Health
Journal subject:
PSICOLOGIA
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SAUDE DA MULHER
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country: