Is Evidence-based Psychiatry Ethical?
Author | : Mona Gupta |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2014 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199641116 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199641110 |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Download or read book Is Evidence-based Psychiatry Ethical? written by Mona Gupta and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, psychiatrist and ethicist Mona Gupta analyzes the basic assumptions of Evidence-based medicine (EBM), and critically examines their applicability to psychiatry. Highlighting ethical tensions between psychiatry and EBM, she asks the controversial question - should psychiatrists practice evidence-based medicine at all?