Paternalism
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Shared decision-making and patient autonomy.

20 Aug 2009 In patient-centred care, shared decision-making is advocated as the preferred form of medical decision-making. Shared decision-making is supported with reference to patient autonomy without abandoning the patient or giving up the possibility of ... Read more...

The search for reasons in a unified relationship.

17 Aug 2009 The paternalism, autonomy debate was influenced by traditional ideas that reasons are either objective (based on values existing independent of any particular person) or subjective (based on values tied to individual's personal histories). This ... Read more...

Evidence base for pre-employment medical screening.

29 Jun 2009 This paper examines the evidence base for the use of pre-employment/pre-placement medical examinations. The use of pre-employment examinations is often driven more by cultural practices than evidence. There is a lack of evidence on their ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Paternalism'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Shared decision-making and patient autonomy. 20 Aug 2009
• The search for reasons in a unified relationship. 17 Aug 2009
• Patient empowerment requires patient responsibility. A nephrologist's perspective. 30 Jul 2009
• Evidence base for pre-employment medical screening. 29 Jun 2009
• The ethics of altruism in clinical research. 29 Jun 2009
• [What good? From benevolence to autonomy principles] 29 Jun 2009
• Ethical and social issues facing obstetricians in low-income countries. 30 May 2009
• Smoking inside vehicles should be banned globally. 12 May 2009
• On the biomedicalization of alcoholism. 6 May 2009
• "You can't handle the truth"; medical paternalism and prenatal alcohol use. 29 Apr 2009
• Financial penalties for the unhealthy? Ethical guidelines for holding employees responsible for their health. 29 Apr 2009
• [Requirements and needs--health between solidarity and commerce] 31 Mar 2009
• Cheeseburgers, race, and paternalism. Los Angeles' ban on fast food restaurants. 30 Mar 2009
• Respect for patients' autonomy. 30 Mar 2009
• Reconsidering the impact of affective forecasting. 30 Mar 2009
• Autonomous decision making and moral capacities. 27 Feb 2009
• The Competency-Based Training in Intensive Care Medicine in Europe (CoBaTrICE) Italian collaborative: national results from the Picker survey. 27 Feb 2009
• A broader liberty: J.S. Mill, paternalism and the public's health. 25 Feb 2009
• The convenient myth of Thomas Szasz. 30 Jan 2009
• Dependence and caring in clinical communication: the relevance of attachment and other theories. 18 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Paternalism'

Definition: Interference with the FREEDOM or PERSONAL AUTONOMY of another person, with justifications referring to the promotion of the person's good or the prevention of harm to the person. (from Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 1995); more generally, not allowing a person to make decisions on his or her own behalf.

Descriptor UI: D026706

Alternative terms: Paternalism;

Related Mesh Headings: Personal Autonomy; Beneficence;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethics;

Tree Number: F01.829.547;

History Note: 2002

Technical Notes: do not confuse with FATHERS or PATERNITY