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Autonomy and Long-Term Care Agich, George J. (Professor of Medical Humanities and Psychiatry; Director, Values in Medicine Program, Professor of Medical Humanities and Psychiatry; Director, Values in Medicine Program, Southern Illinois University)
Autonomy and Long-Term Care
Agich, George J. (Professor of Medical Humanities and Psychiatry; Director, Values in Medicine Program, Professor of Medical Humanities and Psychiatry; Director, Values in Medicine Program, Southern Illinois University)
The author examines the nature and significance of autonomy for long-term care. He argues that standard, liberal conceptions of autonomy as noninterference and independence have limited applicability in long-term care. A more relevant concept for long-term care is actual autonomy, which stresses the developmental and social nature of people and the priority of identification over autonomous choice.
212 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 7, 1993 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195074956 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 216 |
| Dimensions | 239 × 154 × 18 mm · 472 g |
| Language | English |