Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Mar 2016 Ethical Challenges for the Medical Expert Witness Joseph S. Kass, MD, JD and Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA Medical expert witnesses are ethically and legally obligated to provide honest testimony that meets the standards of the Daubert test. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(3):201-208. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.3.ecas1-1603. Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345. Case and Commentary Aug 2022 When Experiencing Inequitable Health Care Is a Patient’s Norm, How Should Iatrogenic Harm Be Considered? Bantale Ayisire, MS, RN and Kristen R. Choi, PhD, RN Inequitable care and outcomes experienced by persons with mental illness have long been exacerbated by stigma expressed by clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E729-734. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.729. Case and Commentary Aug 2022 When Is Iatrogenic Harm Negligent? Ramya Sampath All harm resulting from negligence is iatrogenic, but not all iatrogenic injury is negligent. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E735-739. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.735. Case and Commentary Apr 2023 How Should Food Offered by Health Care Organizations Meet Individual, Community, and Ecological Needs? Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE Sustainable food services are key dimensions of health care organizations’ civic and stewardship responsibilities to individuals and communities. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E256-263. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.256. Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Medication Refusal in Schizophrenia: Preventive and Reactive Ethical Considerations James Sabin, MD Overriding a proxy decision maker’s refusal of medication for a psychotic patient is justified when the patient poses a danger to himself or others. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):572-578. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas1-1606. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 According to Which Health Outcomes Measures Should Palliative Psychiatric Prognosis, Progress, and Success Be Defined? Nicolas Trad This commentary on a case considers moral reasons to adopt a palliative approach to the care of some psychiatric patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E684-689. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.684. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 What Makes Palliative Mental Health Care Ethical Health Care? Virginia A. Brown, PhD, MA and Ashley Trust, MD Treatment-resistant schizophrenia can create a high disease burden for some patients, making it hard to get good outcomes. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E674-677. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.674. Case and Commentary Oct 2023 What Should Be the Scope of Long-Term Care Organizations’ Obligations to Offer Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services to Patients? Darlon Jan, MD, Azziza Bankole, MD, and Mamta Sapra, MBBS Despite legal protections for services for patients with LEP, some places have limited capacity to offer them. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E733-739. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.733. Case and Commentary Jun 2012 Monitoring Blogs: A New Dilemma for Psychiatrists David H. Brendel, MD, PhD Is it ethical for a psychiatrist to monitor a patient’s blog without the patient’s permission? If so, what information from the blog is suitable for entry in the patient’s medical record? Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(6):441-444. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.6.ccas1-1206. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Mar 2016 Ethical Challenges for the Medical Expert Witness Joseph S. Kass, MD, JD and Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA Medical expert witnesses are ethically and legally obligated to provide honest testimony that meets the standards of the Daubert test. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(3):201-208. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.3.ecas1-1603.
Case and Commentary May 2022 Should Clinicians Ever Recommend Supplements to Patients Trying to Lose Weight? Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RDN and Megan Patton-Lopez, PhD, RDN Helping patients mitigate their risk of chronic disease is key, but dietary supplements are risky. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(5):E345-352. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.345.
Case and Commentary Aug 2022 When Experiencing Inequitable Health Care Is a Patient’s Norm, How Should Iatrogenic Harm Be Considered? Bantale Ayisire, MS, RN and Kristen R. Choi, PhD, RN Inequitable care and outcomes experienced by persons with mental illness have long been exacerbated by stigma expressed by clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E729-734. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.729.
Case and Commentary Aug 2022 When Is Iatrogenic Harm Negligent? Ramya Sampath All harm resulting from negligence is iatrogenic, but not all iatrogenic injury is negligent. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E735-739. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.735.
Case and Commentary Apr 2023 How Should Food Offered by Health Care Organizations Meet Individual, Community, and Ecological Needs? Jennifer L. Weinberg, MD, MPH, MBE Sustainable food services are key dimensions of health care organizations’ civic and stewardship responsibilities to individuals and communities. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(4):E256-263. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.256.
Case and Commentary Jun 2016 Medication Refusal in Schizophrenia: Preventive and Reactive Ethical Considerations James Sabin, MD Overriding a proxy decision maker’s refusal of medication for a psychotic patient is justified when the patient poses a danger to himself or others. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):572-578. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas1-1606.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 According to Which Health Outcomes Measures Should Palliative Psychiatric Prognosis, Progress, and Success Be Defined? Nicolas Trad This commentary on a case considers moral reasons to adopt a palliative approach to the care of some psychiatric patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E684-689. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.684.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 What Makes Palliative Mental Health Care Ethical Health Care? Virginia A. Brown, PhD, MA and Ashley Trust, MD Treatment-resistant schizophrenia can create a high disease burden for some patients, making it hard to get good outcomes. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E674-677. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.674.
Case and Commentary Oct 2023 What Should Be the Scope of Long-Term Care Organizations’ Obligations to Offer Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services to Patients? Darlon Jan, MD, Azziza Bankole, MD, and Mamta Sapra, MBBS Despite legal protections for services for patients with LEP, some places have limited capacity to offer them. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E733-739. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.733.
Case and Commentary Jun 2012 Monitoring Blogs: A New Dilemma for Psychiatrists David H. Brendel, MD, PhD Is it ethical for a psychiatrist to monitor a patient’s blog without the patient’s permission? If so, what information from the blog is suitable for entry in the patient’s medical record? Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(6):441-444. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.6.ccas1-1206.