Forensic psychiatry, one subspecialty with two ethics? A systematic review

Niveau, Gérard; Welle, Ida

doi:10.1186/s12910-018-0266-5

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Forensic psychiatry, one subspecialty with two ethics? A systematic review

ContributorsNiveau, Gérard; Welle, Ida

Published inBMC Medical Ethics, vol. 19, no. 1, 25

Publication date2018

Abstract

Forensic psychiatry is a particular subspecialty within psychiatry, dedicated in applying psychiatric knowledge and psychiatric training for particular legal purposes. Given that within the scope of forensic psychiatry, a third party usually intervenes in the patient-doctor relationship, an amendment of the traditional ethical principles seems justified.

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires / Institut de médecine légale

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NIVEAU, Gérard, WELLE, Ida. Forensic psychiatry, one subspecialty with two ethics? A systematic review. In: BMC Medical Ethics, 2018, vol. 19, n° 1, p. 25. doi: 10.1186/s12910-018-0266-5

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PID : unige:111131
DOI : 10.1186/s12910-018-0266-5
PMID : 29636102

Journal ISSN1472-6939

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