Ethical Aspects of Mental Health

Date: 10/31/2011, 12:00h to 11/01/2011, 13:00h

Location:
House of Science and Letters
Kirkkokatu 6
00170 Helsinki
FINLAND

Further information: http://ncbio.org/nordisk/2011/06/mental-health-ethics/

Description: The focus of this conference is on ethical questions regarding mental health seen from different perspectives. To what extent can the socio-psychological and the biological explanations find common ground to work towards a better understanding of the human mind and the prevention of mental health disease in the Nordic countries? The conference will examine issues from a multidisciplinary perspective, highlighting the ethical aspects by looking at some current mental health problems in the Nordic societies today.

Contact:
Lotta Knutsson Bråkenhielm
The Nordic Committee on Bioethics
Emblavägen 1E
182 67 Djursholm
SWEDEN
Phone: 0046-8-6510549
secretary@ncbio.org
http://ncbio.org/english/contact/

Organizer: The Nordic Committee on Bioethics

Keywords: research ethics; health system; brain research; disease; medical ethics; pharmaceutics; psychiatry; psychology