Absolute versus Relative Values: Effects on Family Practitioners and Psychiatrists
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 96 (5) , 452-457
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.smj.0000054607.44960.49
Abstract
Background Research demonstrates that religious values clearly impact on the judgments made by physicians and their patients. One basic dichotomy—belief in ethical values that do not change (absolute values) versus belief in values that change depending on the situation (relative values)—has recently been experimentally associated with different ethical decision-making patterns. Methods An...Keywords
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