Ethics in Psychiatry

This review of psychiatry ethics is intended for residents, fellows, and practicing psychiatrists. We provide an overview of the historical sources of ethical reasoning and give practitioners a structured method for analysis of ethical dilemmas typically encountered in the practice of medicine. Through the use of case examples, we explain how difficult situations often challenge received knowledge and superficial opinion about the ethical options present and justifiable in real-life situations. This review will appeal to the higher callings and traditions of medicine and encourage the physician who is faced with ethical decisions about which reasonable practitioners may disagree. Tools of ethical reasoning provide a means for making ethical decisions that are grounded in history and tradition. This review contains 1 figure, 6 tables, and 30 references. Key words: confidentiality, decision making, doctor-patient relationship, ethics, informed consent, narrative, principles, professionalism, respect, virtue

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Teaching Ethics in Psychiatry

Academic Psychiatry ◽

10.1007/bf03341564 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 144-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

William B. Schnapp ◽

Susan Stone ◽

James Van Norman ◽

Pedro Ruiz

Keyword(s):

Teaching Ethics ◽

Ethics In Psychiatry

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Research ethics in psychiatry

Current Opinion in Psychiatry ◽

10.1097/00001504-200011000-00039 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 699-704

Author(s):

Mona Gupta

Keyword(s):

Research Ethics ◽

Ethics In Psychiatry

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Current Opinion in Psychiatry ◽

10.1097/00001504-199411000-00008 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

pp. 466-470 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Timothy W. Harding

Keyword(s):

Ethics In Psychiatry

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Translation and Ethics in Psychiatry

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198732365.013.8 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Roberta Payne

Keyword(s):

Personal Experience ◽

Paranoid Schizophrenia ◽

Ethics In Psychiatry

In this article, the author reflects on the importance of translation and ethics in psychiatry based on his personal experience as a patient suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, alcoholism, and cancer. He talks about his sessions with psychiatrists he has met—what he terms their “human translating.” More specifically, he emphasizes the translation activities between patients and psychiatrists that matter to him, mainly because they are not only fraught with ethical dangers but also present an opportunity for both patient and psychiatrist to excel. The author recalls his exchange with a psychiatrist and how they translated each other’s words very well, and how their session illustrates many ethical qualities for which the doctor should be proud. Finally, he lists the qualities that he deems important and useful and accessible today as they were in 1990, including respect for the patient’s intellect and pace of thinking, appreciation for the patient’s pain, and absence of intellectual competition with the patient.

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An introduction to clinical ethics in psychiatry

BJPsych Advances ◽

10.1192/bja.2020.46 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 20-25

Author(s):

Gwen Adshead ◽

Jeremy Cave

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Royal College ◽

Clinical Ethics ◽

Ethical Dilemmas ◽

Continuing Professional Development ◽

Ethics Committees ◽

Ethics Committee ◽

Psychiatric Practice ◽

Clinical Ethics Committee ◽

Ethics In Psychiatry

SUMMARYThe Royal College of Psychiatrists’ continuing professional development (CPD) module on clinical ethics in psychiatry by Pearce & Tan describes some common ethical dilemmas in psychiatric practice and the work of clinical ethics committees in analysing these dilemmas. In this article we build upon their work and offer additional exploration of the nature of ethical dilemmas in psychiatry. We also build upon the models of reasoning that are described in the module and suggest ways for psychiatrists to think about ethical dilemmas when a clinical ethics committee is not available.

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