Author： Björn Gunilla Jarkman Björn Åke
Publisher： Informa Healthcare
ISSN： 0803-9488
Source： Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.58, Iss.3, 2004-06, pp. : 193-198
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Abstract
Basic ethical principles are worth analysing step by step when dealing with refugee children and their families. Three issues where potential ethical conflicts might arise for healthcare professionals in treating refugees with different cultural background are pointed out-traumatic life events, hierarchy and repatriation. An ethical analysis of the decision to admit a traumatized teenage refugee to a psychiatric ward is discussed with respect for the ethical principles autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice. There are both gains and losses, which are valued differently depending on the actors involved.
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