Institut für Medizinische Ethik und Geschichte der Medizin
der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Malakowturm
Markstraße 258a
44799 Bochum
Germany
Tel | 49 (0)234 32-23394
Fax | 49 (0)234 32-14205
E-Mail: craciunpetronela@yahoo.com
Craciun Petronela, MD, is a doctoral researcher at the Institute of Bioethics at Gr. T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, in Iasi Romania. She is also in the last year of residency in Psychiatry at the SocolaPsychiatryHospital in Iasi. Currently, she is an international visiting fellow at the Institute for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum. Her main research interest is clinical ethics, especially autonomy and competence in psychiatric practice. The subject of her thesis is focused on ethical issues raised by involuntary admission of psychiatric patients. The title of her thesis is: “Ethical and legal considerations related to voluntary and involuntary hospitalization of the mentally ill.