Short Bio
Clinical psychologist with a PhD in Bioethics and a persisting interest in the ethical debate surrounding the concept of autonomy in medicine, medical paternalism as well as the patient's perspective on health, illness and psychiatry. Currently working in consultation liaison psychiatric services and as a clinical ethicists for the cantonal hospital Lucerne and Lucerne Psychiatry as well as the central ethics committee (ZEK) of the Swiss Academy of Medical Scienes.
Research Interest
- clinical ethics
- ethics in psychiatry
- early career bioethicists/clinical ethicists
- shared-decision-making
- patient autonomy
- ought-is gap
- transformative ethics
- implementation scienes
- severe and persistent mental illness
- physician-patient relationship
Ongoing Projects
- Implementing clinical ethics structures in psychiatric care
Publications
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Publications
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2021
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Journal Article
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Compulsory Interventions in Severe and Persistent Mental Illness: A Survey on Attitudes Among Psychiatrists in Switzerland. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12:537379.
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2020
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Journal Article
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Risks and Benefits of Web-Based Patient Narratives: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(3):e15772.
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2019
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Journal Article
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Attitudes toward assisted suicide requests in the context of severe and persistent mental illness: A survey of psychiatrists in Switzerland. Palliative & Supportive Care, 17(6):621-627.
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Attitudes toward assisted suicide requests in the context of severe and persistent mental illness: A survey of psychiatrists in Switzerland. Palliative & Supportive Care, 17(6):621-627.
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Dissertation
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The Role of Palliative Care in Severe and Persistent Mental Illness. 2019, University of Zurich, Faculty of Medicine.
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2018
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2016
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Journal Article
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Euthanasia or Assisted Suicide in Patients With Psychiatric Illness. JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association, 316(20):2153-2154.
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