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ArticleEuropean psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2023

Ethical dilemmas in contemporary psychiatry: Findings from a survey of National Psychiatric Associations in Europe.

Jerzy Samochowiec, Dorota Frydecka, Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka, Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Bernardo Carpinello, Eka Chkonia, Geert Dom, Peter Falkai, Błażej Misiak, Mariana Pinto da Costa and 6 more

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Article in European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Responsiveness of European countries to the population mental health needs: A cross-national comparison study.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Jerzy SamochowiecDepartment of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1438-583X
Dorota FrydeckaDepartment of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8582-9958
Karolina Skonieczna-ŻydeckaDepartment of Biochemical Science, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3430-9079
Meryam Schouler-OcakPsychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité Im St. Hedwig Krankenhaus, Berlin, Germany.
Bernardo CarpinelloSection of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5385-7871
Eka ChkoniaDepartment of Psychiatry, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia.ORCID 0000-0002-8817-9679
Geert DomCollaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6492-0429
Peter FalkaiDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, München, Germany.
Błażej MisiakDepartment of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
Mariana Pinto da CostaInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-5966-5723
Jan WiseAdult General Psychiatry CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Livia de PickerUniversity Psychiatric Hospital Campus Duffel, Duffel, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6883-0559
Simavi VahipDepartment of Psychiatry, Ege University Medicine Faculty, Affective Disorders Unit, Izmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-0645-7098
Danuta WassermanNational Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health, Karolinska Universitet, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-8436-3989
Silvana GalderisiDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1592-7656
Przemysław BieńkowskiDepartment of Psychiatry, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7432-3449

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe European Psychiatric Association (EPA) is an organization that speaks on behalf of its individual members and members of National Psychiatric Associations (NPAs). The aim of this study to identify and investigate current contents of ethical codes and practices in the countries belonging to EPA.

methodsThe study is an expert survey sent out to 44 representatives of 30 NPAs covering the following topics: the existence of national bodies dealing with ethical issues in psychiatry, the availability of documents relevant to ethical issues, the types of ethical issues addressed at the national level, and the current and envisaged ethical debates.

resultsOut of 44 experts invited to participate in the study, 31 NPAs from 30 countries responded (response rate 70.45%). In the majority of countries, the general mission statement serves as the main document covering ethical issues in psychiatry. Most frequently, internal documents were reported to address medical malpractice, workplace bullying, plagiarism, academic fraud, sexual abuse, and discrimination/racism. Furthermore, internal documents cover the ethical assessment of potentially controversial procedures, including psychosurgery, euthanasia, and pregnancy termination. The most important topics for debate at the level of NPAs/EPA were associated with violations of clinical practice standards and human rights.

conclusionsNPAs are active in the field of professional ethics, defining ethical standards related to interactions among professionals and services provided by mental health care professionals. Future collaboration of NPAs, under the umbrella of the EPA, could allow to develop a database of local ethical documents that would be translated into English and accessible to all EPA members.

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