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Ethical issues in European psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

J Neeleman  and
J van Os
J Neeleman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, The Institute of Psychiatry, 103 Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK
J van Os
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, The Institute of Psychiatry, 103 Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK
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Summary

European psychiatrists and psychiatric service planners are confronting new ethical dilemmas as a direct or indirect result of European integration. These dilemmas present themselves at a variety of levels, ranging from the individual doctor-patient relationship to national and international legislations. We review some of the areas in which ethical questions may arise as a result of increasing European unity. Some of the issues may seem minor but are likely to have some impact on any psychiatrist exposed to transcultural practice in the European Union. Other examples have been selected not because they are common but because of their massive ethical ramifications. Attempts, by psychiatrists, to address these issues pro-actively are few and far apart.

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Europepsychiatrymedical ethics
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European Psychiatry , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , 1996 , pp. 1 - 6
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Copyright © 1996 Elsevier, Paris

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