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Written by a specialist in medical ethics and a practicing medical psychologist, this book is a comprehensive review of the complex issues involved in family decisionmaking in medicine. Although much has been written about the treatment of seriously ill patients, little has been written about those involved in the complicated decisionmaking process for incompetent patients. This volume, therefore, fills an important gap in the literature. In addition to treating general issues in ethics and psychology, the authors also address the realities of actual clinical decisionmaking, setting their work apart from more traditional studies of medical ethics.C Mary Dingus is the author of 'Families and the Gravely Ill: Roles, Rules, and Rights (Contributions in Medical Studies)', published 1988 under ISBN 9780313256158 and ISBN 0313256152.
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