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标题：Ethical considerationsfor evaluating the issueof physical restraint in psychiatry
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作者：Carlo Petrini
期刊名称：Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita
印刷版ISSN：0021-2571
出版年度：2013
卷号：49
期号：3
页码：281-285
DOI：10.4415/ANN_13_03_08
出版社：Editrice Kurtis Srl
摘要：This article examines some of the ethical issues associated with the use of physical restraint in psychiatry and neurology. It offers no specific answers to individual operational problems, but a methodological matrix is proposed as an aid to experts in the various settings in which decisions are taken. The subject is addressed mainly by considering two sources: reference documents published by eminent organisations, and the theoretical framework of ethical values (or principles). A number of analytical criteria arising from these sources are then identified and proposed. The proposed criteria can be applied in cases for which the legitimate use of restraint may be an option, bearing in mind that restraint is an extremely serious affront to human dignity and is widely held to be of no therapeutic value. Its abuse is illegitimate in both ethical and legal terms
关键词：bioethics;. human rights;. mental health;. psychiatry;. physical restraint