Ethics, ideologies and critical psychiatry practice

Ethics and forensic psychiatry: translating principles into practice.

Twenty-five years ago, Alan Stone expressed his skepticism that forensic psychiatry could be practiced ethically. His remarks have proven a useful goad to the field, focusing attention on the importance of an ethics framework for forensic practice. But Stone remains dubious that any system of ethics--including the "Standard Position" on which he focuses his critique--could be of much value in p...

Ethics and the Practice of Primary Care Psychiatry

Ethics in Psychiatry

Psychiatry is a rapidly developing specialty in India. There were only a handful of psychiatrists at the time of independence whereas now we have around 3000 psychiatrists in our country. The level of clinical practice and research has become appreciably high. However, the debate on ethical issues is conspicuous by its absence. The ethical guidelines of our society were approved by the general ...

Ethics in forensic psychiatry publishing.

Several organizations have developed guidelines to help authors and editors of medical journals negotiate ethics dilemmas in publishing, but very little is known about how these guidelines translate to the context of forensic psychiatry. In this article, we explore the important topic of ethics in forensic psychiatry publishing. First, we review the historical development of ethics principles i...

Critical Virtue Ethics

Since the publication of Anscombe’s famous paper “Modern Moral Philosophy” (1958), virtue ethics has become a matter of discussion among scholars. At least four charges have been raised against virtue ethics, one of which is the charge of promoting undue enthusiasm regarding the moral fitness of human beings. This article explores the limits of virtue ethics with regard to the frailty of human ...