Ethics in Crisis: Recontextualizing Psychiatric Interventions through Care Ethics
| dc.contributor.author | Tang, Jenny | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-10T22:45:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-10T22:45:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-12-12 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10125/112622 | |
| dc.title | Ethics in Crisis: Recontextualizing Psychiatric Interventions through Care Ethics | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dcterms.abstract | This paper explores the ethical tension between patient autonomy and the need for involuntary psychiatric commitments through the lens of care ethics, a relational and context sensitive moral framework. The analysis highlights the complexities of balancing compassion and respect for individual rights in psychiatric care. While autonomy is foundational to civil liberties, prioritizing it unconditionally can lead to tragic outcomes. Care ethics challenges traditional theories like Kantian ethics, emphasizing the interdependence of human relationships and contextualizing moral decisions within social dynamics. This framework provides a compassionate approach to psychiatric commitment, where insights from loved ones play a pivotal role in decision-making. The practical application of care ethics is exemplified in Laura’s Law, a California statute enabling court-ordered treatment for individuals with severe mental illness. By recontextualizing psychiatric interventions through care ethics this paper advocates for a more nuanced approach that balances patient rights with moral responsibility, offering a pathway to ethical and effective mental health treatment. | |
| prism.number | 1 | |
| prism.volume | 10 |
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