The Context
Societal Framework of Psychiatry
Stigmatisation of People with Mental Illness and of Psychiatric Institutions
Economical Framework of Psychiatric Care
Conflicts of Interest
Between Legislation and Bioethics: The European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine
Ethics Committees for Clinical Research - The West-European Paradigm
Clinical Ethics Committees and Ethics Consultation in Psychiatry
Principles of Ethics in Psychiatry
Ethical Principles in Psychiatry: The Declarations of Hawaii and Madrid
Informed Consent in Psychiatric Practice
Advance Directives: Balancing Patient's Self-Determination with Professional Paternalism
Confidentiality
Justice in Access to and Distribution of Resources in Psychiatry and Mental Health Care
The Applications of the Ethical Principles in Psychiatric Practice and Research
Ethics of Diagnosis and Classification in Psychiatry
Competence Assessment
General Overview of Ethical Issues in Psychiatric Treatment
Prevention and Early Treatment
Ethical Implications of Psychopharmacotherapy
Ethical Problems in Psychotherapy
Neuromodulation - ECT, rTMS, DBS
'Coercive' Measures
Ethics of Deinstitutionalization
Ethical Issues in Forensic and Prison Psychiatry
Treatment of Substance Dependence
Dementia and End-of-Life Decisions: Ethical Issues - A Perspective from The Netherlands
Ethics of Research with Decisionally Impaired Patients
Ethical Concerns in Carrying Out Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity
Genetics - Ethical Implications of Research, Diagnostics and Counseling
Non-medical Uses of Psychiatry
Political Abuse of Psychiatry
Abuse of Psychiatry for Political Purposes in the USSR: A Case-Study and Personal Account of the Efforts to Bring Them to an End
(Neuro-)Enhancement
Teaching Ethics in Psychiatry
Teaching Ethics in Psychiatry
Conclusions and Summary
Summary and Conclusions.