本书对医学伦理学进行了全方位阐述。全书分为八章，第一章为概述，对医学伦理学的定义与原则等基本理论进行了总体性阐释。第二章与第三章讨论了医疗实践中隐私、保密和知情同意等方面的伦理导向。第四章到第六章研究了多个医疗场景中的伦理学思考，如临终关怀、危机处理、精神保健等。第七章与第八章对医患关系、公共卫生等特定领域面临的伦理学挑战进行了观察与讨论。每章中配合理论研究设计了案例研究与练习部分，以帮助学习者更好地理解书中所述伦理学知识，具有较好的实用性。

陶倩，暨南大学基础医学与公共卫生学院医学心理学与行为科学教研室主任，副教授，博士生导师。主要研究方向为认知障碍及情感障碍康复治疗的神经机制。主持国家自然科学基金2项、国家重点研发课题1项、广东省及广州市重点研发课题多项。以第一及通讯作者发表SCI论文20余篇，参编中英文著作4部，获批国家专利及软件著作权多项。

Preface
Chapter 1 Basics of Medical Ethics
1.1 Definition of Ethics
1.2 Definition of Medical Ethics
1.3 Features of Medical Ethics
1.4 Principles of Medical Ethics
1.5 Ethical Dilemma
Chapter 2 Privacy and Confidentiality
2.1 Privacy in Heahhcare
2.2 Confidentiality in Heahhcare
2.3 Professional Codes
2.4 Legislation
2.5 Breaches of Confidentiality in Heahhcare
Chapter 3 informed Consent
3.1 Definition of Informed Consent
3.2 Purposes of Informed Consent
3.3 Fundamental Elements of Informed Consent
3.4 Limitations of Informed Consent
3.5 Exceptions to Requirement of Informed Consent
3.6 Informed Consent for Medical Research
Chapter 4 End-of-life Issues
4.1 Advance Care Planning
4.2 Medical Futility
4.3 Withholding and Withdrawing Interventions
4.4 Euthanasia and Physician-assisted Suicide
Chapter 5 Ethical Considerations in Crisis Intervention
5.1 Definition of Crisis Intervention
5.2 An Ethical Decision-making Model for Individual Crisis Counseling
5.3 Ethical Guidance in Public Health Crisis
5.4 Research Ethics in Public Health Crisis
5.5 Obligation to Protect Heahhcare Professionals
Chapter 6 Ethical Issues in Doctor-patient Relationship
6.1 Doctor-patient Relationship
6.2 Doctor's Role
6.3 Patient's Good
6.4 Confidentiality and Privacy
Chapter 7 Ethical Considerations in Mental Health
7.1 Definition of Mental Disease
7.2 Ethical Issues in Mental Healthcare Settings
7.3 Ethically Appropriate Diagnosis
7.4 Ethical Decision-making: Patient's Capacity and Competence
7.5 Terminal Mental Disease: Ethics in Deliberative Suicide
Chapter 8 Public Health Ethics
8.1 Definition of Public Health Ethics
8.2 Difference Between Public Health Ethics and Clinical Ethics
8.3 Principles of Public Health Ethics
8.4 An Approach to Ethical Analysis and Justification in Context
8.5 Ethical Issues in Public Health
8.6 Public Health Action in a Real World: Infectious Disease as a Case
Practice Answer