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View article: Ethical conflicts arising from treatment refusals in psychiatric advance directives: an interview study with mental health professionals
Ethical conflicts arising from treatment refusals in psychiatric advance directives: an interview study with mental health professionals Open
Background: Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are documents enabling individuals with mental health conditions to specify their treatment preferences for future mental health crises. Despite the benefits of PADs, their implementation h…
View article: A template for a psychiatric advance directive: Co-development and qualitative evaluation with key stakeholders
A template for a psychiatric advance directive: Co-development and qualitative evaluation with key stakeholders Open
This study presents the development of the first German PAD template together with key stakeholders. The study design can be used as a model for developing templates tailored to other legal contexts.
View article: Assessment of decisional capacity. A systematic review and analysis of instruments regarding their applicability to requests for assisted suicide
Assessment of decisional capacity. A systematic review and analysis of instruments regarding their applicability to requests for assisted suicide Open
Background Decisional capacity is an important requirement for assisted suicide, which has been legalized in an increasing number of countries. While several instruments have been developed over the past few decades to assess the capacity …
View article: From surface roughness to crater formation in a 2D multi-scale simulation of ultrashort pulse laser ablation
From surface roughness to crater formation in a 2D multi-scale simulation of ultrashort pulse laser ablation Open
Surface roughness plays a critical role in ultrashort pulse laser ablation, particularly for industrial applications using burst mode operations, multi-pulse laser processing, and the generation of laser-induced periodic surface structures…
View article: Perspectives on advance research directives from individuals with mild cognitive impairment and family members: a qualitative interview study
Perspectives on advance research directives from individuals with mild cognitive impairment and family members: a qualitative interview study Open
Background Advance research directives (ARDs) provide a promising way to involve individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in research decisions before they lose the capacity to consent. At the same time, the views of people with MC…
View article: The Role of Transparency in Digital Contact Tracing During COVID-19: Insights from an Expert Survey
The Role of Transparency in Digital Contact Tracing During COVID-19: Insights from an Expert Survey Open
Health technologies such as apps for digital contract tracing [DCT] played a crucial role in containing and combating infections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their primary function was to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by consistently g…
View article: Assisted suicide and the discrimination argument: Can people with mental illness fulfill beneficence‐ and autonomy‐based eligibility criteria?
Assisted suicide and the discrimination argument: Can people with mental illness fulfill beneficence‐ and autonomy‐based eligibility criteria? Open
According to the “discrimination argument,” it would be discriminatory and hence impermissible to categorically exclude people with mental illness (PMI) from access to assisted suicide (AS) if AS is accessible to people with somatic illnes…
View article: Smartphone Apps for Containing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: Qualitative Interview Study With Experts Based on Grounded Theory
Smartphone Apps for Containing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: Qualitative Interview Study With Experts Based on Grounded Theory Open
Background Smartphone apps, including those for digital contact tracing (DCT), played a crucial role in containing infections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their primary function is to generate and disseminate information to disrupt transm…
View article: Solidarity as an Empirical-Ethical Framework for the Analysis of Contact Tracing Apps — a Novel Approach
Solidarity as an Empirical-Ethical Framework for the Analysis of Contact Tracing Apps — a Novel Approach Open
Digital contact tracing is used in different countries to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic. It raises challenging empirical and ethical questions due to its complexity and widespread effects calling for a broader approach in ethical eval…
View article: Implementation of self‐binding directives: recommendations based on expert consensus and input by stakeholders in three European countries
Implementation of self‐binding directives: recommendations based on expert consensus and input by stakeholders in three European countries Open
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View article: Opportunities and challenges of self-binding directives: A comparison of empirical research with stakeholders in three European countries
Opportunities and challenges of self-binding directives: A comparison of empirical research with stakeholders in three European countries Open
Background Self-binding directives (SBDs) are psychiatric advance directives that include a clause in which mental health service users consent in advance to involuntary hospital admission and treatment under specified conditions. Medical …
View article: Opportunities and risks of self-binding directives: A qualitative study involving stakeholders and researchers in Germany
Opportunities and risks of self-binding directives: A qualitative study involving stakeholders and researchers in Germany Open
Purpose Self-binding directives (SBDs) are a special type of psychiatric advance directive in which mental health service users can consent in advance to involuntary hospital admission and involuntary treatment during future mental health …
View article: Supported Decision-Making in Persons With Dementia: Development of an Enhanced Consent Procedure for Lumbar Puncture
Supported Decision-Making in Persons With Dementia: Development of an Enhanced Consent Procedure for Lumbar Puncture Open
The right to make autonomous decisions is enshrined in law. However, the question how persons with cognitive deficits can be enabled to make autonomous decisions has not been satisfactorily addressed. In particular, the concept of supporte…
View article: Types of Ethical Problems and Expertise in Clinical Ethics Consultation in Psychiatry – Insights From a Qualitative Empirical Ethics Study
Types of Ethical Problems and Expertise in Clinical Ethics Consultation in Psychiatry – Insights From a Qualitative Empirical Ethics Study Open
Background: Ethics consultation has been advocated as a valuable tool in ethically challenging clinical situations in healthcare. It is paramount for the development and implementation of clinical ethics support services (CESS) in psychiat…
View article: Framework for evaluation research on clinical ethical case interventions: the role of ethics consultants
Framework for evaluation research on clinical ethical case interventions: the role of ethics consultants Open
Evaluation of clinical ethical case consultations has been discussed as an important research task in recent decades. A rigid framework of evaluation is essential to improve quality of consultations and, thus, quality of patient care. Diff…
View article: Editorial: Human Rights and Mental Health: Current Developments in Competence Assessment and Supported Decision-Making
Editorial: Human Rights and Mental Health: Current Developments in Competence Assessment and Supported Decision-Making Open
EDITORIAL article Front. Psychiatry, 21 April 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.682606
View article: Equality in the Informed Consent Process: Competence to Consent, Substitute Decision-Making, and Discrimination of Persons with Mental Disorders
Equality in the Informed Consent Process: Competence to Consent, Substitute Decision-Making, and Discrimination of Persons with Mental Disorders Open
According to what we propose to call “the competence model,” competence is a necessary condition for valid informed consent. If a person is not competent to make a treatment decision, the decision must be made by a substitute decision-make…
View article: Psychiatric Advance Directives Under the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Why Advance Instructions Should Be Able to Override Current Preferences
Psychiatric Advance Directives Under the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Why Advance Instructions Should Be Able to Override Current Preferences Open
Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are documents by means of which mental health service users can make known their preferences regarding treatment in a future mental health crisis. Many states with explicit legal provisions for PADs ha…
View article: Ward Atmosphere and Patient Satisfaction in Psychiatric Hospitals With Different Ward Settings and Door Policies. Results From a Mixed Methods Study
Ward Atmosphere and Patient Satisfaction in Psychiatric Hospitals With Different Ward Settings and Door Policies. Results From a Mixed Methods Study Open
Background: Open-door policies in psychiatry are discussed as a means to improve the treatment of involuntarily committed patients in various aspects. Current research on open-door policies focuses mainly on objective effects, such as the …
View article: Ethical case interventions for adult patients
Ethical case interventions for adult patients Open
Decisions in clinical medicine can be associated with ethical challenges. Ethical case interventions (e.g. ethics committee, moral case deliberation) identify and analyse ethical conflicts which occur within the context of care for patient…
View article: “I need to know what makes somebody tick …”: Challenges and Strategies of Implementing Shared Decision-Making in Individualized Oncology
“I need to know what makes somebody tick …”: Challenges and Strategies of Implementing Shared Decision-Making in Individualized Oncology Open
Background Shared decision-making (SDM) has been advocated as an ethical framework for decision-making in cancer care. According to SDM, patients make decisions in light of their values and based on the available evidence. However, SDM is …
View article: Risks and errors in medicine. Concept and evaluation of an optional study module with integrated teaching of ethical, legal and communicative competencies
Risks and errors in medicine. Concept and evaluation of an optional study module with integrated teaching of ethical, legal and communicative competencies Open
Objective: The presentation and discussion of the content, methodology and evaluation results of a course on “Risks and Errors in Medical Science”, adopting an integrated approach for the teaching of ethical, legal and communicative aspect…