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Psychosis and substance misuse comorbidity: ethical dilemmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Rob Macpherson
Rob Macpherson*
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Wotton Lawn, Horton Road, Gloucester GL1 3PX
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Abstract

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This case demonstrates some of the complex practical and legal difficulties in managing patients suffering from comorbidity of substance misuse and psychosis. A discussion of the ethical issues includes references to absolutist and utilitarian ethical models. Ethical dilemmas in such cases often impinge directly on clinical management, and the paper argues that the success or otherwise of treatment is partly dependent on awareness of such factors.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 8 , August 1996 , pp. 463 - 465
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1996

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