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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Psychiatry and the Death Penalty
Beteiligte:
Kastrup, Marianne
Erschienen:
Institute of Medical Ethics, 1988
Erschienen in:
Journal of Medical Ethics, 14 (1988) 4, Seite 179-183
Sprache:
Englisch
ISSN:
0306-6800;
1473-4257
Entstehung:
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Beschreibung:
<p>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.</p>