Ethics and Drug Treatment
AUTONOMY AND TWELVE STEP THERAPY: CAN THEY CO-EXIST? Timothy Edwards, B.A., J.D., L.L.M., S.J.D. INTRODUCTION Autonomy is a fundamental ethical right that allows mental health clients to make informed decisions regarding the course of their treatment. Legally speaking, autonomy is a liberty interest that is protected by the fourteenth amendment to the Federal Constitution. Ethically speaking, autonomy underscores a number…