In October 2020, the WPA General Assembly adopted the Association's first Code of Ethics for Psychiatry1. Developed by the Standing Committee on Ethics and Review, the Code was drafted and revised, with input from psychiatric societies worldwide, over almost a decade prior to being finalized and adopted. Its four sections cover ethical issues in the major areas of psychiatric endeavor: the clinical practice of psychiatry, psychiatric education, psychiatric research, and psychiatric participation in the promotion of public health, including public mental health. The Code now stands as WPA's official statement on the ethics of psychiatry, having superseded the Declaration of Madrid.
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