european psychiatric association

Committee on Ethical Issues

The EPA Committee on Ethical Issues is responsible for giving its contribution to the EPA position statements on ethical subjects (migration, prisons, assisted suicide, psychedelics, transgender, racism), collaborating with the EPA National Psychiatric Associations to promote ethical standards in psychiatric research and care, organising events during the EPA congresses as well as during independent meetings relevant to ethical issues for psychiatry in Europe and actively gathering information through surveys on how ethics in psychiatry is being managed in Europe and elsewhere.

Committee on Ethical Issues Members 2024

Meryam Schouler-Ocak
Prof. Meryam Schouler-Ocak - Chair
Germany
Prof. Eka Chkonia
Georgia
Silvana Galderisi
Prof. Silvana Galderisi
Italy
Dr. Luís Madeira
Portugal
Dr. Sofie Bäärnhielm
Sweden
Dr. Mariana Pinto da Costa
UK
Prof. Thomas Pollmächer
Germany
Prof. Jerzy Samochowiec
Poland
Prof. Sam Tyano
Israël
EPA Simavi VAHIP
Prof. Simavi Vahip
Türkiye

Activities

The EPA Committee on Ethical Issues is conducting the following activities: