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Pragmatic Approaches to COVID-19 Related Ethics Dilemmas for Psychiatrists

William Connor Darby, Michael MacIntyre and Robert Weinstock
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online October 2022, JAAPL.210152-21; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210152-21
William Connor Darby
Dr. Darby is Director, UCLA Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Health Sciences Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. MacIntyre is Health Sciences Clinical Instructor, and Dr. Weinstock is Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
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Michael MacIntyre
Dr. Darby is Director, UCLA Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Health Sciences Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. MacIntyre is Health Sciences Clinical Instructor, and Dr. Weinstock is Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
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Dr. Darby is Director, UCLA Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Health Sciences Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. MacIntyre is Health Sciences Clinical Instructor, and Dr. Weinstock is Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
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    Duties of a Physician Working in Different Roles as Described by Dialectical Principlism

    Forensic RoleTreatment RoleResearch RoleAdministrative Role
    Primary Societal ValueAdvancing justiceAdvancing patient welfareAdvancing scientific knowledgeAdvancing distributive justice
    Proximal DutiesTruth-tellingRespect for personsRespect for autonomyBeneficenceNonmaleficenceFoster internal and external validity of experimentsAllocation of resources for maximal good in the system
    Distal DutiesConsideration of the evaluee’s welfareConsideration of the retaining attorney’s caseConsideration of societal expectations for physiciansConsideration of personal valuesProtecting vulnerable third partiesDistributive justice and other societal considerationsConsideration of employer or organizationConsideration of personal well-being or safetyConsideration of the research subject’s welfare via: Fair subject selection Favorable risk-benefit ratio Safety Informed consent Respect for personsConsideration of welfare of the individual patient receiving care via: Autonomy Beneficence Nonmaleficence
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William Connor Darby, Michael MacIntyre, Robert Weinstock
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