Kastrup M
Frederiksberg Hospital, Denmark.
J Med Ethics. 1988 Dec;14(4):179-83. doi: 10.1136/jme.14.4.179.
Mentally ill people are not to be judged by the same rules as the mentally fit. Prisoners evaluated medically unfit for execution must undergo psychiatric treatment until their mental health is restored. Psychiatrists are placed in an ethical dilemma when asked to judge the mental health of prisoners on death row. A high prevalence of psychiatric and neurological disorders are reported on death row. Health professionals have an important role in implementing codes of ethics prohibiting any involvement in the execution process. Resolutions have already been passed by several associations including the World Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association and Nordic medical associations.
不能用评判精神正常者的相同规则来评判精神疾病患者。经医学评估不适宜处决的囚犯必须接受精神科治疗，直到其心理健康恢复。当被要求判定死囚的心理健康状况时，精神科医生会陷入伦理困境。据报道，死囚中精神疾病和神经疾病的患病率很高。卫生专业人员在执行禁止参与处决过程的道德准则方面发挥着重要作用。包括世界医学协会、美国精神病学协会和北欧医学协会在内的多个协会已经通过了相关决议。
