Timmer S J, Glas G
Schrijven van dit Artikel Arts in Opleiding tot Psychiater, Dimence, Zwolle.
Tijdschr Psychiatr. 2012;54(4):371-6.
Psychotropic drugs are being used increasingly for the purpose of neuroenhancement. A survey conducted by Nature revealed that neuro-enhancing drugs were also being used quite widely by non-medical academics.
To investigate the extent to which psychiatrists and other doctors working in psychiatry in the Netherlands actually take neuro-enhancing drugs themselves, and to record their views on the use of such drug. The findings form a basis for an ethical debate about the use of neuro-enhancing drugs in the Netherlands.
We transmitted an online questionnaire, based on the survey conducted by Nature, to as many as possible psychiatrists, trainees and other doctors working in psychiatry in the Netherlands.
11% of the respondents reported that they had occasionally taken neuro-enhancing medication without any medical reason in order to improve their own mental functioning. 66% of respondents felt that no-one should be allowed to take psychotropic drugs unless these have been prescribed for a strictly medical reason.
Compared to those who responded to the Nature survey, respondents to the Dutch survey seemed to have considerably more reservations about the private use of neuroenhancing drugs and seemed to be more critical about their use in general.
精神药物正越来越多地被用于神经增强目的。《自然》杂志进行的一项调查显示，非医学领域的学者也广泛使用神经增强药物。
调查荷兰从事精神病学工作的精神科医生和其他医生自身实际使用神经增强药物的程度，并记录他们对这类药物使用的看法。这些研究结果为荷兰关于神经增强药物使用的伦理辩论奠定了基础。
我们根据《自然》杂志进行的调查，向荷兰尽可能多的精神科医生、实习医生和从事精神病学工作的其他医生发送了一份在线问卷。
11%的受访者表示，他们曾偶尔在没有任何医学原因的情况下服用神经增强药物，以改善自身的精神功能。66%的受访者认为，除非出于严格的医学原因开了处方，否则任何人都不应被允许服用精神药物。
与回应《自然》杂志调查的人相比，参与荷兰调查的受访者似乎对私自使用神经增强药物有更多保留意见，并且总体上对其使用更为批判。
