Theory is explained and illustrated by way of a case study. Recent cases demonstrate a tendency by some psychiatrists to adopt an advocacy role in legal proceedings, to the potential disadvantage of not only those involved in the proceedings, but also to the wider community. Ideally, there is ...
Ethics, duty of care and forensic psychiatric assessment: a legal perspectiveObjective and Method: This article examines some of the ethical and legal issues which confront the psychiatrist who is asked to provide a forensic psychiatric assessment. Theory is explained and illustrated by way of a ...
“The Nelson,” the Ethics Alarms designation for very special episodes of swell-earnedschadenfreude, was introduced in 2023 in a post about…Disney’s live-action reboot of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” the 1937 animated film that began building the Disney entertainment empire. Thus it ...
The structure of the central nervous system (CNS) is briefly explained. It is compared with the electronic computer and the differences between the two are stated. The methods of measuring this structure and its function are reported.The surface of the cortex as well as the volume of different...
According to organizational theory (Gruber, 1992; Tangri et al., 1982), sexual harassment may be explained by a wide variety of organizational-related issues including power and status inequalities within the organization, which increase the likelihood of sexual harassment occurring. So, similarly to...
This article focuses on the structural aspects of the development of ethical software, and argues that ethical considerations need to be embedded into the (agile) software development process. In fact, it is claimed that agile processes of software devel
This article explores the ethics of current treatments for depression through the lenses of social work values and ethics. As a vehicle for analysis, the approach associated with ethics of care will be utilized. Particular attention is paid to ethical dilemmas in the treatment of depression under ...
(while unethical leadership is explained away as a pseudo-transformational leadership; see, for instance, Bass1999). Such reasoning has not necessarily a lot to do with leadership that is actually ethical (see for a different view Bass and Steidlmeier1999). The flip side of such arguments for...
Robots, ‘presence’ and the requirements of care Care that depends significantly on technology is already a reality in much of Western Europe, but the technology typically used is not robotic. On the contrary, some of it is decidedly low-tech. Assistive technology for older people in the UK...
One of Tom’s life rules was “If you can help someone, young or old, in their career, do it.” He explained his dedication to this practice by saying, simply, “It’s the right thing to do. If you do it for others, they will do it for someone else when they are in a positi...