Moore R A
Am J Psychiatry. 1978 Feb;135(2):157-63. doi: 10.1176/ajp.135.2.157.
The author points out that psychiatric ethics are coming under increasing critical scrutiny by psychiatrists and by those outside of the profession. On the basis of an examination of APA Ethics Committee records, he concludes that criticism of psychiatry's inability to police itself might have some merit but cautions that the critics might be expecting too much from a code of ethics, which has the job of sensitizing psychiatrists to an ethical way of professional life and helping sort out ethical conflicts. After outlining a number of the problems in the self-policing aspect of ethics, the author makes suggestions for their resolution.
作者指出，精神病学伦理正受到精神病医生以及该行业以外人士越来越多的严格审视。基于对美国精神病学协会伦理委员会记录的审查，他得出结论，对精神病学缺乏自我监管能力的批评可能有一定道理，但他警告说，批评者可能对伦理准则期望过高，伦理准则的作用是让精神病医生对符合职业道德的生活方式保持敏感，并帮助解决伦理冲突。在概述了伦理自我监管方面的一些问题后，作者提出了解决这些问题的建议。
