Der er særlige etiske konsekvenser af psykosediagnosen

Anne Lindhardt

    Abstract

    Psychosis is defined by the loss of reality testing. Apart from that, it is rather broadly and vaguely defined. Ethics is the art of defining what is right and what is wrong. Medical ethics apply a diversity of ethical principles to a complex clinical reality after discussion and consideration. In forensic psychiatry the diagnosis of psychosis has vast ethical implications. In the Danish law on psychiatry conditions for coercion and involuntary treatment are stated, and in the law on penalty the principle of treatment instead of penalty is stated. Thus, implications for diagnoses and treatment go far beyond other medical diagnoses.
    Bidragets oversatte titelEthical consequences of the diagnosis of psychosis
    OriginalsprogDansk
    TidsskriftUgeskrift for Laeger
    Vol/bind174
    Udgave nummer9
    Sider (fra-til)563-5
    Antal sider3
    ISSN0041-5782
    StatusUdgivet - 2012

    Emneord

    • Ethics, Medical
    • Forensic Psychiatry
    • Humans
    • International Classification of Diseases
    • Psychotic Disorders

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