Psychiatric involvement in patient morality is controversial. If psychiatrists are tasked with
shaping patient morality, the coercive potential of psychiatry is increased, treatment may be …

The Royal College of Psychiatrists' continuing professional development (CPD) module on
clinical ethics in psychiatry by Pearce & Tan describes some common ethical dilemmas in …

Psychiatry has not reached a consensus hitherto concerning an optimal theoretical
framework for ethical decision-making and corresponding action. Various theories have …

788 PSYCHIATRIC ANNALS 37: 12| DECEMBER 2007 of treatments with potentially
irreversible side effects, and maintaining a person's most intimate secrets. Furthermore, the …

Morality refers to standards of right and wrong conduct universally accepted as social norms.
The academic discipline of moral philosophy seeks to reflect critically upon values in order …

This contribution highlights the importance of the concepts that underlie clinical practice
generally. For example, our clinical judgements are underpinned by our understanding of …

Objective: The aim of this paper is to consider the components of two moral theories–the
ethics of virtue and the ethics of care–and their relationship to psychiatry. Conclusions …

ETHICAL ISSUES ARE CENTRAL to both the practice of psychosomatic medicine and the
professional identity of its practitioners. Psychiatrists who work in medical and surgical …

Psychiatric residents and psychiatrists have little difficulty in making judgments about a
clinical course of action to take with patients. However, making ethical clinical decisions is …

Patients regularly bring value-laden concerns to treatment, but clinicians are often unsure
about what role to play in their patients' moral lives. Addressing problems in moral …