Neuroimaging in psychiatry: Evaluating the ethical consequences for patient care

Bioethics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 349-359

  Boyce, Alison C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DSM; Ethics; Neuroethics; Neuroimaging; Nosology; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ETHICS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PSYCHIATRY;

BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 67049142764     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2009.01724.x     Document Type: Article

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