Citation

Lepping P, Palmstierna T, Raveesh BN. Br. J. Psychiatry 2016; 209(2): 95-96.

Affiliation

Peter Lepping, MSc, MD, MRCPsych, Wrexham Community Mental Health Team, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Ty Derbyn, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, Centre for Mental Health and Society, Bangor University, and Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, India; Tom Palmstierna, MD, PhD, Forensic Psychiatric Outpatient Unit, Stockholm Addiction Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, and Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Bevinahalli N. Raveesh, MSc, MD, MBA, LLB, LLM, Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

10.1192/bjp.bp.116.181032

PMID

27482035

Abstract

We explore whether we can reduce paternalism by increasing patient autonomy. We argue that autonomy should not have any automatic priority over other ethical values. Thus, balancing autonomy v. other ethical pillars and finding the optimal balance between the patient's wishes and those of other relevant stakeholders such as the patient's family has to be dynamic over time.

© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2016.

Language: en