Ethical issues in child and adolescent psychiatry.
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Ethical issues in child and adolescent psychiatry.
This paper concerns the special ethical problems in child and adolescent psychiatry which relate to the child as a developing being. Two themes are discussed--the sense of responsibility in the child, and the therapist's responsibility towards the child. As a background to understanding the former, ideas on moral and cognitive development are reviewed. The therapist's responsibility is discusse...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0306-6800
DOI: 10.1136/jme.13.1.5