Five skills psychiatrists should have in order to provide patients with optimal ethical care.

Innov Clin Neurosci

Dr. Howe is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Director, Programs in Medical Ethics, and Senior Scientist, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.

Published: March 2011

AI Article Synopsis

  • The article outlines five essential skills that psychiatrists need to effectively tackle ethical issues in their field.
  • These skills include recognizing ethical dilemmas, distinguishing them from factual or empirical questions, and knowing how to apply relevant moral values.
  • It also emphasizes the importance of understanding strong versus weak ethical arguments, supported by clinical examples to illustrate each point.

Article Abstract

Analyses of empirical research and ethical problems require different skills and approaches. This article presents five core skills psychiatrists need to be able to address ethical problems optimally. These include their being able to recognize ethical conflicts and distinguish them from empirical questions, apply all morally relevant values, and know good from bad ethical arguments. Clinical examples of each are provided.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3074197PMC

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