Prescribing Outside-Work Behavior: Moral Approaches, Principles, and Guidelines

Definition and measurement of neglectful behavior: some principles and guidelines.

The National Academy of Science report on child maltreatment concluded that a lack of clarity in definition and a paucity of standardized, reliable, and valid measures is a serious handicap to progress in research on the causes and effects of maltreatment and developing prevention and treatment programs (Costin, Karger, & Stoesz, 1996; National Research Council, 1993). That situation continues ...

Moral emotions and moral behavior.

Moral emotions represent a key element of our human moral apparatus, influencing the link between moral standards and moral behavior. This chapter reviews current theory and research on moral emotions. We first focus on a triad of negatively valenced "self-conscious" emotions-shame, guilt, and embarrassment. As in previous decades, much research remains focused on shame and guilt. We review cur...

Moral Principles Are Not Moral Laws

Principles of conservative prescribing.

Judicious prescribing is a prerequisite for safe and appropriate medication use. Based on evidence and lessons from recent studies demonstrating problems with widely prescribed medications, we offer a series of principles as a prescription for more cautious and conservative prescribing. These principles urge clinicians to (1) think beyond drugs (consider nondrug therapy, treatable underlying ca...

Guidelines for Prescribing Radiographs

Radiographs can only be prescribed by a dentist and then only after a clinical examination has been performed to determined which projections are required to give the maximum diagnostic information. After considering the clinical findings, medical and dental history, [the radiographic needs of each patient must be considered individually. Radiographic views must be selected to give the maximum ...