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The Bioethics of Diagnosis: A Biocultural Critique of Certainty.
- Source :
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Journal of Bioethical Inquiry . Jun2010, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p227-235. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- This article argues that traditional models of diagnosis are incomplete in their reliance on a models of certainty that are no longer tenable in a postmodern world. Further, it argues that the current form of diagnosis, as applied to psychiatric and affective disorders, reduces patient agency and reinscribes the effects of biopower. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BIOETHICS
*DIAGNOSIS
*DISEASES
*AFFECTIVE disorders
*MEDICINE
*SCIENCE & ethics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11767529
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Bioethical Inquiry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 50548123
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-010-9230-x