在死刑囚中使用电疗法
Arya Shah1, Nathaniel P Morris2, Dale E McNiel2
1Dr. Shah is a Forensic Psychiatry Fellow; Dr. Morris is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry; Dr. McNiel is a Professor of Clinical Psychology; and Dr. Binder is a Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Psychiatry and the Law Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. arya.shah@ucsf.edu.
The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
|August 17, 2023
概括
电疗法 (ECT) 的使用在美国的惩戒设施中是有限的,特别是对于那些处于死刑的囚犯. 这篇文章探讨了围绕 ECT 对面临死刑的个人的独特的临床,法律和伦理问题.
科学领域:
- 法医精神病学 法医精神病学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 医学伦理 医学伦理
背景情况:
- 美国监狱人口中精神疾病的高患病率.
- 在惩戒设施中电治疗 (ECT) 的有限使用和指导方针.
- 缺乏对被判处死刑的个人进行ECT的特别关注.
研究的目的:
- 检查对被判处死刑的个人使用ECT的情况.
- 在资本案件中分析法院对ECT的考虑.
- 探索ECT与执行有关的历史用途.
主要方法:
- 审查法律先例和法院关于 ECT 在资本案件的裁决.
- 历史记录和伦理考虑的分析.
- 检查临床实践和指导方针的ECT在校正设置.
主要成果:
- 在美国的监狱和监狱中,使用ECT并不常见,对死刑犯的关注很少.
- 法庭案件显示,在死刑案件中考虑了ECT,包括其用于促进执行的历史实例.
- 当考虑对被判处死刑的个人进行ECT时,出现了独特的临床,法律和伦理挑战.
结论:
- 需要更多地关注ECT对死刑犯的具体实践和伦理影响.
- 建议的一般指导方针是必要的,以便在这个弱势群体中适当地使用ECT.
- 需要进一步的研究和政策制定,以解决死刑背景下ECT的复杂性.
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