title: Are we teaching psychiatrists to be ethical?
abstract: The authors conducted a nationwide survey of ethics education during psychiatry residency. Of the 136 program directors and 95 chief residents responding, nearly all agreed that ethics should be a part of the core curriculum. Program directors reported that most programs (60%) did offer a formal seminar series or course. However, 26 programs (19%) had no planned discussion of ethics in any seminar and fewer than 30% of all programs held seminars on the issues considered most worthy of formal attention, including psychiatrist-patient sexual contact, confidentiality, and forced treatment. The discrepancy between what program directors and chief residents believe should be taught and what is actually being taught indicates a need to focus attention on the teaching of psychiatric ethics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Coverdale
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bayer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Isbell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moffic