Mental health care Anthology of bioethics Volume 6

The sixth volume of the Anthology of Bioethics, published by TAiWPN Universitas under the scientific editorship of Wlodzimierz Galewicz, deals with fundamental questions of mental health care. What does mental illness or disorder actually consist of? How should we relate today to the hitherto often notorious methods of treating them? Do mental disorders, at least the most severe ones, exempt one from ethical and legal responsibility? Do they entitle to certain forms of coercion and, if so, which ones and in which cases? - The texts included in this volume allow readers to become more clearly aware of the most important reasons prompting these questions and the most important arguments to be considered when addressing them.