This article reviews the ethical issues related to involuntary psychiatric treatment. These
include the conflicts between the principles of beneficence, autonomy and nonmaleficence …

This paper deals primarily with the medical treatment of the mentally ill in the absence of a
valid consent given by the patient. Consideration is given to certain central issues, such as …

The author discusses a pragmatic approach to decisions about coercive treatment that is
based on four principles from principle-based ethics: respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence …

Involuntary treatment for psychiatric illness is a routine occurrence. Strachan and Spaulding
(2003) ask important questions about its legal and moral basis and, correctly, find the current …

Two general ethical problems in psychiatry are thrown into sharp relief by long term care.
This article discusses each in turn, in the context of two anonymised case studies from actual …

Discussion Here, the principles of beneficence and honesty are in conflict. A thorough
discussion between you and the patient before treatment about possible utilization review …

This book is an attempt to address the ethical issues raised by mental illness and its
treatment by focusing on the question of autonomy. The mentally ill may be regarded as non …

Decisions and interventions made in the course of psychiatric practice often have important
ethical dimensions. Issues such as: 1) confidentiality, 2) freedom of information, 3) the duty …

Although there have been critiques about the application of the" least restrictive alternative"
to mental health policies in the past three decades, no critical analysis of the ethical logic of …

Prevailing ethical principles forbid enforced medical treatment in the recognition of the
individual's choice as to whether to get cured or to remain ill. Prevailing medical practice …