Summary: Our discussion this month was with Dr. Paul Appelbaum. It ranged from the history of current settled ethical positions to hot issues in ethics and law in psychiatry today. We discuss the history of involuntary hospitalization, genetics, human freedom, and responsibility and how these issues impact practitioners, patients, the legal system, and the general view of psychiatry in the public.Also, in the context of recent political events, we discuss the Goldwater Rule, which prohibits psychiatrists [...]
