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World psychiatric association section of old age psychiatry consensus statement on ethics and capacity in older people with mental disorders
Author(s) -
Katona C.,
Chiu E.,
Adelman S.,
Baloyannis S.,
Camus V.,
Firmino H.,
Gove D.,
Graham N.,
Ghebrehiwet T.,
Icelli I.,
Ihl R.,
Kalasic A.,
Leszek L.,
Kim S.,
Lima C. de M.,
Peisah C.,
Tataru N.,
Warner J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.2279
Subject(s) - mental health , psychiatry , action plan , public health , mental illness , statement (logic) , geriatric psychiatry , medicine , ethical issues , association (psychology) , psychology , psychotherapist , nursing , political science , law , ecology , engineering ethics , biology , engineering
The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Section of Old Age Psychiatry, since 1997, has developed Consensus Statements relevant to the practice of Old Age Psychiatry. Since 2006 the Section has worked to develop a Consensus Statement on Ethics and Capacity in older people with mental disorders, which was completed in Prague, September 2008, prior to the World Congress in Psychiatry. This Consensus meets one of the goals of the WPA Action Plan 2008–2011, ”to promote the highest ethical standards in psychiatric practice and advocate the rights of persons with mental disorders in all regions of the world“. This Consensus Statement offers to mental health clinicians caring for older people with mental disorders, caregivers, other health professionals and the general public the setting out of and discourse in ethical principles which can often be complex and challenging, supported by practical guidance in meeting such ethical needs and standards, and to encouraged good clinical practice. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.