Summary Psychiatryhasnot reached a consensus hitherto concerningan optimal theoretical framework for ethical decision-makingand
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a consensus hitherto concerningan optimal theoretical framework for ethical decision-makingand corresponding action.Various theories have been considered, but foundwanting.Moreover, classic theoriesmaycontradictone another, contribute to confusion and immobilisethe clinician.Wehave examined major theories commonly applied in bioethics, conferredwithmoral philosophers andpsychiatrists and striven to applymorerecent insights drawn from moralphilosophy.Wereportthat instead of pursuinga single theoretical framework, we should garner the strengths of compatible approaches in a synergistic way. Wepropose a particular complementarityof principlism ^ with its pragmatic focus onrespect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice ^ and care ethics, a variantof virtue theory, whichhighlights character traits pertinentto caring for vulnerable psychiatric patients.
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An ethical framework for psychiatry.
Psychiatry has not reached a consensus hitherto concerning an optimal theoretical framework for ethical decision-making and corresponding action. Various theories have been considered, but found wanting. Moreover, classic theories may contradict one another, contribute to confusion and immobilise the clinician. We have examined major theories commonly applied in bioethics, conferred with moral ...
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