Towards personalised predictive psychiatry in clinical practice: an ethical perspective

Personalised prediction models promise to enhance the speed, accuracy and objectivity of clinical decision-making in psychiatry in the near future. This editorial elucidates key ethical issues at stake in the real-world implementation of prediction models and sets out practical recommendations to begin to address these.

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Personalised prediction models have the potential to improve the speed and accuracy of clinical decision-making in psychiatry. However, ethical issues arise in their real-world implementation. This editorial discusses these issues and provides practical recommendations.