A statement by the World Psychiatric Association in 1977 on principles of good medical practice vis-à-vis teaching, research, and practice

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The earliest version of such ethical principles was the 1977 Declaration of Hawaii, which arose from concern about the political abuse of psychiatry and psychiatric patients in some countries at that time.

Consistent with a fundamental institutional concern present since its inception, the WPA approved in 1977 the Declaration of Hawaii, which set out ethical guidelines for the practice of psychiatry.

Psychiatry for the person and its ethical perspectives

Reaction to the Soviet misuse of psychiatry prompted the WPA's 1977 Declaration of Hawaii, the group's first position statement on psychiatric ethics, followed by an update in 1996, the Declaration of Madrid.

WPA votes to investigate allegations of Psychiatric abuse of dissidents in China. (Members Complain Move is too Slow)

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