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The Role of Psychosomatic-Medicine Psychiatrists in Bioethics: A Survey Study of Members of The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine

Received September 6, 2005; revised January 3, 2006; accepted January 6, 2006. From the Univ. of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA. Send correspondence and reprint requests to James A. Bourgeois, O.D., M.D., F.A.P.M., Alan Stoudemire Professor of Psychosomatic Medicine, Univ. of California, Davis Medical Center, 2230 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento CA 95817. e-mail: james.bourgeois{at}ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

The Bioethics Subcommittee of The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine developed a survey to assess the involvement of psychosomatic-medicine psychiatrists in bioethics and the extent of their participation on bioethics committees and in the teaching of bioethics. Of 599 Academy members surveyed, 122 (20.4%) responded. The majority of respondents reported that the management of bioethical dilemmas had a significant impact on their work in psychosomatic medicine. Many respondents were involved in teaching bioethics and in serving on ethics committees. The majority of respondents reported psychiatry-resident involvement on ethics committees. Bioethics work is an integral part of the fabric of psychosomatic medicine.

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