Psychiatry and Psychology

Paternalism

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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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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Indexed with the subheadings ethics.

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do not confuse with FATHERS or PATERNITY

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2002

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  1. F01.829w.547w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Paternalism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D026706. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D026706
  2. Paternalism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternalism
  3. Paternalism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58434