Care in Healthcare: Reflections on Theory and Practice

• Main Author: Joachim Boldt (auth)
• Other Authors: Franziska Krause (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2017
• Subjects: Medical ethics & professional conduct; medical ethics; midwifery; nursing; healthcare
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book examines the concept of care and care practices in healthcare from the interdisciplinary perspectives of continental philosophy, care ethics, the social sciences, and anthropology. Areas addressed include dementia care, midwifery, diabetes care, psychiatry, and reproductive medicine. Speci...