[Ethical case discussions before compulsory medication in psychiatry].

Background: Ethical case discussions in psychiatric hospitals are particularly useful when a moral conflict between respect for the patient's autonomy and well-being becomes apparent when considering the legitimacy of coercive treatment. To date, there is hardly any data on the procedure and the results of such case discussions. We therefore present data from a large psychiatric clinic.

[The Implementation of Clinical Ethics Consultation at a Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy].

Objective: According to the case study of a large German clinic for psychiatry and psychotherapy, the introduction of a clinical ethics consultation should be scientifically accompanied and the results integrated into the implementation.

Methods: Employee surveys at different measurement points before and after the introduction were used as the data basis. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods as well as inferentially tested for significance.