Ethical Issues in Psychosurgery
In: Psychology Revivals Ser.
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Background -- What is Psychosurgery? -- A Brief History -- The Development of Psychosurgical Technique -- Ethical Issues in Psychosurgery -- 2 Occasions for Psychosurgery -- Psychiatric Classifications -- Psychiatric Practice -- Psychosurgery as a Therapy of 'Last Resort' -- Indications for Psychosurgery -- 3 The Subjects of Psychosurgery -- Why Get Consent? -- What is Consent? -- Valid Consent -- Consent and the Institutionalised -- Proxy Consent -- Consent to Experimental Procedures -- Is Consent Enough? -- 4 The Procedure -- Is Psychosurgery an Experimental Procedure? -- The Sanctity of the Brain -- Psychosurgery and our Knowledge of the Brain -- The Destruction of Healthy Tissue -- Irreversibility -- 5 The Effectiveness of Psychosurgery -- Therapeutic Success -- Evaluating Psychosurgery -- Placebo Effects -- Spontaneous Remission -- 6 The Social Dimensions of Psychosurgery page -- Non-Therapeutic Concerns -- Social Control -- Resource Allocation -- The Technologisation of Society -- Should There be Controls? -- References -- Index.