Paredes J, Beyerstein D, Ledwidge B, Kogan C
Riverview Hospital, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.
Can J Psychiatry. 1990 Oct;35(7):600-3. doi: 10.1177/070674379003500707.
This paper critically examines the code of ethics that applies to practising psychiatrists. The code performs the functions for which it was designed admirably well. It does not, however, resolve moral dilemmas (i.e., complex situations in which any course of action compromises certain ethical principles). In these cases, the psychiatrist must turn to wider moral theory (i.e., psychiatric ethics) for guidance.
本文批判性地审视了适用于执业精神科医生的道德准则。该准则出色地履行了其设计所赋予的功能。然而，它并不能解决道德困境（即任何行动方案都会损害某些伦理原则的复杂情况）。在这些情况下，精神科医生必须求助于更广泛的道德理论（即精神科伦理学）以获得指导。
