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Ethical issues and dilemmas in the mental health organization

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Agency directors, middle managers in large organizations, and managers in general must be concerned with managing ethics as part of personnel management. The authors discuss the ethical dilemmas that face administrators and how such issues can be resolved.

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  1. Psychological Health Systems, P.C., 617 Seymour, 48933, Lansing, MI

    Barbara J. Clark M.A.

  2. Psychological Clinic at Michigan State University, USA

    Norman Abeles Ph.D. (Director)

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Clark, B.J., Abeles, N. Ethical issues and dilemmas in the mental health organization. Adm Policy Ment Health 22, 7–17 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02106563

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