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Psychiatry 2019

Journal Clinical Psychiatry and Cognitive Psychology | Volume 3

Page 14

May 20-21, 2019 | Rome, Italy

PSYCHIATRY AND

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

International Conference on

OF EXCELLENCE

IN INTERNATIONAL

MEETINGS

YEARS

ETHICAL DILEMMA IN PSYCHIATRY-

FOCUS ON INFORMED CONSENT: AN

INDIAN PERSPECTIVE

sychiatric ethics, a very young discipline, needs periodic refinement

in order to co-exist with the legal system around. The core of psychi-

atric ethics revolves around confidentiality, honesty and trust, non-par-

ticipation in fraud, informed consent, involuntary psychiatric treatment

and therapeutic boundary keeping. Ethical dilemma exists in research in

genetics, research in children, placebo controlled trials, neurotechnolo-

gies and pharmacological treatment of prodromal symptoms. The major

issue is about how informed and valid is informed consent in psychiatry?

The vexing issues concerned are: How often the client expresses volun-

tariness? How often the client can employ autonomy? How often the

clients understand information? How competent is the client to decide

action? How often the‘family centered’opinions override clients autono-

my? How often shared decisions sabotage autonomy/competence? How

often assessments are done? In India greater value is given for health

than on the principle of personal autonomy. The western concept, disre-

gard for the social context, family roles and relationships, personality and

lifestyles, is a matter of concern.

E Mohandas, J Clin Psychiatry Cog Psychol 2019, Volume 3

E Mohandas is a Consultant Psychiatrist at Sun

Medical and Research Centre, India. He is the

Director and Professor of International Institute

of Organizational Psychological Medicine. He is

the Chair at UNESCO Bioethics (Asia Pacific). He is

the Member, WPA-Pharmacopsychiatry Section.

He is the Chair, International Affairs at Indian As-

sociation of Private Psychiatry. He is the Visiting

Professor of Bioethics at SRM University, Chennai

and at Fr. Muller Medical College, Mangalore, In-

dia.

E Mohandas

Sun Medical and Research Centre, India

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