"Paternalism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Interference with the FREEDOM or PERSONAL AUTONOMY of another person, with justifications referring to the promotion of the person's good or the prevention of harm to the person. (from Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, 1995); more generally, not allowing a person to make decisions on his or her own behalf.
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D026706
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.547
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paternalism" by people in Profiles.
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Shared Decision-Making in Palliative Care: A Maternalistic Approach. Narrat Inq Bioeth. 2021; 11(2):211-220.
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Report of the American Medical Association Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs: withholding information from patients: rethinking the propriety of "therapeutic privilege". J Clin Ethics. 2006; 17(4):302-6.
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Autonomy and beneficence in an information age. Health Care Anal. 2001; 9(3):247-54.
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Ethical issues in genetic counseling: a comparison of M.S. counselor and medical geneticist perspectives. J Genet Couns. 1992 Mar; 1(1):19-30.