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Ethical Issues in Contemporary Psychiatry, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America: Volume 49-3

Edited by Ryan J. Dougherty, Edited by Joanna Smolenski

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In this issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest editors Drs. Ryan J. Dougherty and Joanna Smolenski bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Ethical Issues in Contemporary Psychiatry. Top experts examine the tensions between traditional clinical approaches and ethical frameworks in light of emerging social movements and technologies, covering various topics from clinical decision-making to diagnostic categories. By engaging with these debates, the issue deepens our understanding of psychiatryâ€™s contemporary landscape and offers insights into how to strengthen patient-centered practices, with implications for both policy and practice. Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including coercion and influence in psychiatric decision-making; epistemic injustice and psychiatric service users; empathy, autism, and neurodiversity; ethical and cultural perspectives on psychedelics in treatment; telepsychiatry; ethics of participatory mental health research; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on ethical issues in contemporary psychiatry, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.