Abuse of psychiatry
The Geneva Declaration of 1948 states that doctors shall not permit considerations of religion, nationality, race, party politics or social standing to intervene between their duty as a doctor and their patients. They shall not use their medical knowledge contrary to the laws of humanity.
Author: Kastrup, M.
RCT Author (No longer employed at RCT): Marianne Kastrup
Source: Acta psychiatrica scandinavica ; vol.
101 (suppl.), no. 399
The UN Principles of Medical Ethics also
reminds doctors that their professional relation to
persons deprived of their liberty is solely to
evaluate, protect or improve their health. Similarly, the Hawaii
Declaration from 1983 and the Madrid Declaration from 1996 outline
the ethical duties of the psychiatric
profession. Thus, there is no doubt as to the
professional role as it is delineated in the medical
ethics codes. The presence of such codes is, however,
only one of the necessary steps to prevent the
abuse of
psychiatry; others include educational
interventions or the establishment of
international networks