Dr. Matthé Scholten
Institute for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
Ruhr University Bochum
Malakowturm
Markstraße 258a
44799 Bochum
Germany
Tel | +49 (0)234 32-28628
Fax | +49 (0)234 32-14205
matthe.scholten@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
My main interests are in ethics in psychiatry, moral responsibility and Kantian ethics. Together with Jakov Gather, I coordinate the Bochum SALUS Project, a large and interdisciplinary research project on coercion in psychiatry. I'm also the principal investigator for the project EQUALISE. Previously, I worked on the project ENSURE and was the principal investigator for the project HumanMeD.
I received my Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Amsterdam with a dissertation on moral responsibility and Kantian ethics. Alongside my B.A. and M.A. studies, I worked as an auxiliary nurse in a rehabilitation center.
Research Interests
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Ethics in psychiatry
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Human rights and mental health
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Decision-making capacity and competence to consent
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Coercion in psychiatry
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Research ethics
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Supported decision-making
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Psychiatric advance directives
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Free will and moral responsibility
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Kantian ethics