Ethical support to psychiatry residents: a report of a Brazilian ethics consultation group

AUTOR(ES)

Damiano, Rodolfo Furlan; Silva, Thiago Fernando da; Lucchetti, Giancarlo; Mori, Emi; Koneski, Julia de Melo; Barros, Daniel Martins de; Castellana, Gustavo Bonini

FONTE

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2021-02

RESUMO

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: It is not uncommon for medical residents to deal with critically ill patients who frequently show several ethical and human dilemmas, highlighting the need for a consultation with ethical specialists. The objective of this article is to present a description of a Brazilian Ethics Consultation group designed to attend psychiatry residents. METHODS: This article reports a case of a critically ill patient with Borderline Personality Disorder with multiple intervention failures and several ethical conflicts who was seen by a resident and supported by an ethics consultation group. RESULTS: When medical residents and medical staff face severe and unusual ethical dilemmas, they might feel unprepared and have ones’ mental health impaired. Thus, this article reports a successful ethics consultation and discusses its development in other academic institutions. CONCLUSION: Medical educators and staff from academic hospitals should pay attention to the needs of the medical residents. The development and support of ethics consultation groups must be provided to fulfill the need of those residents who face serious ethical and human dilemmas.

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