Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Sep 2023 Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is “Palliative”? Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD and Ryan H. Nelson, PhD Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E655-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.655. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 How Should Long-Term Psychotherapy Address Ethical Questions During the Palliative Care of a Patient With Serious and Persistent Mental Illness? Constance E. George, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers the course of a palliative approach to care of a patient with a serious and persistent mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E661-667. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.661. Case and Commentary Jul 2017 Should Dementia Be Accepted as a Disability to Help Restore Hope during Cognitive Decline? Nathaniel M. Robbins, MD and James L. Bernat, MD Patients with dementia need social supports and opportunities and acceptance of their disability in order to feel hopeful despite their functional decline. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):649-655. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.ecas2-1707.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is “Palliative”? Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD and Ryan H. Nelson, PhD Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E655-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.655.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 How Should Long-Term Psychotherapy Address Ethical Questions During the Palliative Care of a Patient With Serious and Persistent Mental Illness? Constance E. George, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers the course of a palliative approach to care of a patient with a serious and persistent mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E661-667. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.661.
Case and Commentary Jul 2017 Should Dementia Be Accepted as a Disability to Help Restore Hope during Cognitive Decline? Nathaniel M. Robbins, MD and James L. Bernat, MD Patients with dementia need social supports and opportunities and acceptance of their disability in order to feel hopeful despite their functional decline. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):649-655. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.ecas2-1707.