Open AccessEthics in psychosocial interventions
Author(s) -
Sunita Simon Kurpad
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_26_18
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , psychosocial , addiction , health professionals , health care , psychology , ethical issues , nursing , medicine , psychotherapist , engineering ethics , psychiatry , political science , law , engineering
It is important for health professionals to have an ethical framework to help take decisions regarding psychosocial interventions in patients with addictive disorders. As patients with addictive disorders are vulnerable to unethical actions in the name of treatment, therapists need to aware of their role in delivering ethical care - not just in their own clinical practice but in the setting in which they deliver the interventions. This article aims to sensitize the health professional to the various arenas in which ethical challenges may arise.