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If human intervention via its exercise or restriction can in any way produce a benefit or harm, this intervention is in itself an ethical problem. Psychiatrists through their actions, systems and techniques have the power, institutions and technology to do right or wrong.
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Guimón, J. (2001). Specific Ethical Dilemmas in Mental Health. In: Inequity and Madness. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0673-7_16
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