Catholic Health East: Ethics Topics

Topics:

Behavioral Health

	+ Also see Mental Health
Article/Commentary
	06/21/05 The Ethics of Amputation by Choice Australian Philosophers argue that it is morally permissible for people to have healthy limbs amputated by choice.
	06/27/05 Brain Pacemaker Lifts Depression
	Beta-blockers 'blot out memories' A common blood pressure drug could help people who have witnessed traumatic events, such as the London bombings, to block out their distressing memories.
	Brain-Based Values Patricia Churchland, author of Neurophilosophy reviews Michael S. Gazzaniga's book "The Ethical Brain." Review summarizes Gazzaniga's discussion about Free-Will as it relates to persons with brain-chemical abnormalities
	Pill Anyone? Ethics of psychopharmacological enchancement of behavioral traits. Tech Central Station
Law/Policy
	New York Mental Health Directive
Web Resource
	Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
	Best state-by-state site fo advance directives and mental health advance directives New York Online Access to Health
	Flordian Mental Health Institute Website with mental health ethics bibligraphy
	Psychiatric Advance Directives The Bazelon Center for Mental Halth Law offers a generic psychiatric advance directive for states without such laws

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