The ethics of health sciences academics intervening in students with suspected psychiatric illness in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSujee, Nabeela
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-21T13:07:20Z
dc.date.available2021-12-21T13:07:20Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionA research report submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Science in Medicine (Bioethics and Health Law) to the Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2021en_ZA
dc.description.abstractPsychiatric illness has become a major topic of concern in the university setting. Therehave been numerous calls for academics to intervene and address the rise of psychiatric illness amongst the students. It is imperative that interventions are normatively analysed so as to ensure they are ethically justified. This research focuses on health science academics’ role and how their roles and responsibilities are associated with the call to intervene when a student is suspected to have psychiatric illness. I will argue that it is ethically unjustifiable for health sciences academics to intervene when they suspect a student to have psychiatric illness. I argue that direct or indirect interventions take a paternalistic approach, which is ethically unjustifiable as the student is an autonomous individual capable of rational decision making. Secondly, interventions are not within the role and expected responsibilities of the health sciences academic. I will explore the consequences that interventions may have on the student and healthsciences academic, and their relationship. I argue that the negative outcomes outweigh the positive outcomes which further support my argument that it is ethically unjustifiable for a health sciences academic to intervene when they suspect a studenthas psychiatric illness. Finally, I propose that the academic still has a duty of care for the student and this dutyof care can assist the academic in supporting students with suspected psychiatric illness in an ethically justified manneren_ZA
dc.description.librarianTL (2021)en_ZA
dc.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/32519
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.schoolSchool of Clinical Medicineen_ZA
dc.titleThe ethics of health sciences academics intervening in students with suspected psychiatric illness in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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