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This paper is divided into two parts: a description of the topography of ethical judgement in psychiatric settings is followed by an ethnographic account of some ethical dilemmas and disputes associated with the treatment of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd).
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Young, A. (1990). Moral Conflicts in a Psychiatric Hospital Treating Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In: Weisz, G. (eds) Social Science Perspectives on Medical Ethics. Culture, Illness, and Healing, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1930-3_4
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