PSYC 4039 : Test 3 Review
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Patient"s rights established by courts & federal regulations. Right to treatment - wyatt v. stickney 325 f. supp 781(m. d. Ala. 1971: advent of biomedical ethics as an academic discipline, 1970s. Before the 1960"s when heath started, what were the ethical standards of the time: hippocratic oath. I will come for the benefit of the sick . Tulane study: associate heath with electrical brain stimulation. Evolution of modern medical ethics: bioethics movement 1960s. Awareness of mistreatment of research subjects: declaration of geneva (1948) modernization of hippocratic oath. The health of my patient will be my first consideration : international code of medical ethics (1949) Any act that would weaken a patient may only be used in his interest. Enlightened decision subject needs to be given enough information and have the mental capabilities necessary to understand what they are agreeing to. Economics overcrowding placed severe financial strain of states with regard to caring for the mentally ill.
