Volume 37 · Number 12
DECEMBER 2007
Narrative Ethics in Psychiatry and the Literature of Youth
By Karen Fisher, MB, BS; Garry Walter, MB BS, BMedSc, PhD, FRANZCP; Michael Robertson, MB, BS, FRANZCP
The axiology, or values, of a profession is a reflection of those of a society. Much can be discovered about such values from the literature of a particular culture. The analysis of forms of narrative in literature has become a tool to elucidate values within a culture and its professions.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Karen Fisher, MB, BS, is Medical Officer, Drug and Alcohol Unit, Nepean Hospital, Australia. Garry Walter, MB, BS, PhD, FRANZCP, is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Sydney, and Area Clinical Director, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, NSW, Australia. Michael Robertson, MB, BS, FRANZCP, is Clinical Senior Lecturer, Discipline of Psychological Medicine, Central Clinical School — University of Sydney, Australia.
Address correspondence to: Karen Fisher, MB, BS, e-mail: karenf@med.usyd.edu.au.
Dr. Fisher, Dr. Walter, and Dr. Robertson have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
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Psychiatric Ethics — A Complicated Challenge
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Care Ethics: What Psychiatrists have been Waiting for to Make Sound Ethical Decisions
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The Ethics of Psychiatric Diagnosis
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Neuroethics and Psychiatry: New Collaborations for Emerging Challenges
Emily R. Murphy, PhD;
Judy Illes, PhD
