title: Time for training in psychiatric ethics.
abstract: Psychiatry is often fraught with uncertainties and complex situations which give rise to particular ethical issues. However, there is still a dearth in formal training in psychiatric ethics. In this perspective by a clinician, researcher and bioethicist, a case is made for a special status in medical ethics and the need for the incorporation of a structured educational programme in psychiatric ethics during residency training. This educational process should also include the acquiring of certain virtues and competencies.
authors.affiliation: Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Medical Park, Singapore. siow_ann_chong@imh.com.sg
authors.forename: Siow Ann
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: Mythily
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
authors.forename: Alastair V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011570:Psychiatry