European Psychiatric Association guidance on the conflicts of interest
Abstract
Conflict of interest (COI) is a set of circumstances that creates a risk that professional judgments or actions regarding a primary interest will be unduly influenced and compromised by a secondary interest. It might arise in clinical practice, research, and education, and might include individuals and institutions. Primary interests include the pursuit of well-being of patients, ensuring the independence of medical education, and protecting the objectivity and integrity of medical research. Secondary interests might involve financial interests, pursuit of recognition and professional career advancement. COI might result from the multiple roles of physicians in patient care, research, administration, provision of expert opinion and policy advice, and consultancy to commercial organizations. The purpose of the COI policy is to protect the interests of the patients, strengthen the integrity of the profession, and preserve public trust in medicine and psychiatry. The aim of the guidance is to eventually prevent these conflicts from arising rather than remediate them ex post. It is desirable to identify factors that might lead to their occurrence, offer a framework for their recognition and assessment, introduce the principles and standards of their disclosure, and provide recommendations for their transparent resolution.
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Financial interactions may create secondary interests that interfere with the primary goal of contributing to scientific progress through rigorous research.
“Financial interactions may create secondary interests interfering with the primary goal, i.e., contributing to scientific progress through rigorous research 257 .”
From Ethical challenges in contemporary psychiatry: an overview and an appraisal of possible strategies and research needs (2024) · cites this paper as [257]
The WPA and the European Psychiatric Association have developed recommendations for psychiatrists regarding industry relationships and potential conflicts of interest.
“Both the WPA and the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) have developed sets of recommendations for psychiatrists in their relationships with the industry and in situations presenting potential CoIs 256,257 .”
From Ethical challenges in contemporary psychiatry: an overview and an appraisal of possible strategies and research needs (2024) · cites this paper as [257]
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- Authors
- Höschl, C., & Fialová, L.
- Affiliations
- Psychiatrická Nemocnice Bohnice (CZ)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Corresponding author
- Höschl, C.
- Venue
- European Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2012-02
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 142-146
- ISSN
- 0924-9338 (ISSN-L)
- 1778-3585
- OpenAlex
- W2055854087
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 2.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Academic integrity and plagiarism
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics in Clinical Research
- Keywords
- conflicts of interest, psychiatric profession, conflict of interest disclosure, research integrity, physician financial interests, professional ethics, public trust in medicine, European Psychiatric Association
- MeSH terms
- Education, Medical, Humans, Psychiatry, Conflict of Interest, Disclosure, Biomedical Research
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