Table 7.

Mean (SD) frequency of specific ethical issues dealt with by clinical ethics support (CES) teams (1 = never; 2 = rarely; 3 = often).

	General psychiatry	Forensic psychiatry
	M (SD)	M (SD)
Coercive medication	2.28 (0.84)	2.67 (0.89)
Advance directives	2.36 (0.91)	2.50 (0.90)
Physical restraint	2.11 (0.81)	2.50 (1.00)
Treatment discontinuation	2.64 (0.91)	2.36 (1.21)
Lawful and professional behavior	1.84 (0.80)	2.36 (0.67)
Seclusion	1.71 (0.71)	2.36 (0.92)
Conflicting values within team	2.04 (0.93)	2.18 (0.98)
Artificial nutrition	2.23 (0.84)	2.09 (1.14)
Conflicts with patients' relatives	2.00 (0.88)	2.09 (0.83)
Conflicts between patients and staff	1.80 (0.84)	2.00 (0.77)
Suicide and attempted suicide	2.09 (1.03)	1.91 (0.67)
Emergencies	2.05 (0.87)	1.91 (0.90)
Confidentiality	1.62 (0.72)	1.92 (0.67)
Intercultural issues	1.74 (0.66)	1.90 (0.99)
Data protection	1.48 (0.69)	1.72 (0.47)
Risk assessment	1.98 (0.95)	1.70 (0.82)
Dealing with cognitively challenged patients	1.88 (0.91)	1.70 (0.48)
Research with patients and their data	1.61 (1.05)	1.70 (0.95)
Conflicts between staff	1.73 (0.81)	1.58 (0.79)
Indication for surgery	1.58 (0.76)	1.55 (0.69)
Economic interests	1.56 (0.70)	1.50 (0.85)
Wish-fulfilling medicine	1.57 (0.77)	1.50 (0.71)
Diagnostic assessment	1.44 (0.66)	1.40 (0.52)
Pregnancy discontinuation	1.45 (0.67)	1.25 (0.46)