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A no-win situation: psychiatrists navigating competing obligations between free will, paternalism, duty of care, and position of guarantee

This paper examines the ethical tensions psychiatrists encounter in balancing competing obligations to patients and society, heightened in the COVID-19 era. With reference to the Italian situation, legal concepts such as duty of care or the rule of law defined “position of guarantee” engender height...

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Main Authors: Pasquale Scognamiglio, Valeria Iniziato, Silvestro La Pia, Vassilis Martiadis
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2023-10-01
Series:Mental Wellness
Subjects:
professional liability
free will
duty of care
position of guarantee
defensive medicine
Online Access:https://www.mental-wellness-journal.net/mw/article/view/4
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