Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent State of the Art and Science Aug 2020 American College of Preventive Medicine Statement on Prioritizing Prevention in Opioid Research Hunter Jackson Smith, MD, MPH, MBE, Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH, Bob Carr, MD, MPH, and Stephanie Zaza, MD, MPH Opioid use research has focused mainly on treatment and overdose responses. Clinically and ethically, these priorities should change. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(8):E687-694. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.687. Case and Commentary Dec 2022 How Should Clinicians Ally With Patients Whose Health Is Unlikely to Be Improved by Even Numerous Clinical Encounters? Adam T. Perzynski, PhD and Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD Patients experiencing homelessness and mental illness face conditions and circumstances that deserve focused ethical and clinical attention. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(12):E1112-1120. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.1112. State of the Art and Science Jul 2008 Managing Somatization Disorder Robert McCarron, DO Psychiatrists should coordinate with primary care physicians when treating patients who have a somatoform disorder. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(7):447-452. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.7.cprl1-0807. State of the Art and Science Jun 2007 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Childhood: Overview, Diagnosis and Treatment Sarah Maitre Diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a childhood-onset problem of hyperactivity, inattention and impulsiveness that may persist into teen years and even beyond, affecting girls as well as boys. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(6):433-436. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.10.ccas4-0610. Case and Commentary Jul 2006 Can Healers Have Private Lives? Commentary 2 Howard Liu, MD and Michelle B. Riba, MD, MS A group of physicians offer commentary about the importance of maintaining an appropriate work-life balance. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(7):445-448. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.7.ccas1-0607. Case and Commentary Jul 2006 Can Healers Have Private Lives? Commentary 1 Alexia M. Torke, MD and G. Caleb Alexander, MD, MS A group of physicians offer commentary about the importance of maintaining an appropriate work-life balance. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(7):441-445. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.7.ccas1-0607. State of the Art and Science Oct 2006 Diagnosis and Treatment of Conduct Disorder Suma Jacob, MD, PhD Approaches to diagnosing and treating conduct disorders in adolescent children. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(10):672-675. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.10.cprl1-0610. State of the Art and Science Jun 2005 Recognition and Treatment of Depression Holly A. Swartz, MD A physician outlines the criteria for diagnosing clinical depression and the principle modes for treating the mental illness. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(6):430-434. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.6.cprl1-0506. Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708. Case and Commentary Jun 2011 Herbal Supplements as Placebos Valerie Jones, MD Even if a placebo is safe, it should not be employed as a way of mollifying patients or glossing over underlying causes of illness. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(6):354-358. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.6.ccas3-1106. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next › Last page Last »
State of the Art and Science Aug 2020 American College of Preventive Medicine Statement on Prioritizing Prevention in Opioid Research Hunter Jackson Smith, MD, MPH, MBE, Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH, Bob Carr, MD, MPH, and Stephanie Zaza, MD, MPH Opioid use research has focused mainly on treatment and overdose responses. Clinically and ethically, these priorities should change. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(8):E687-694. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.687.
Case and Commentary Dec 2022 How Should Clinicians Ally With Patients Whose Health Is Unlikely to Be Improved by Even Numerous Clinical Encounters? Adam T. Perzynski, PhD and Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD Patients experiencing homelessness and mental illness face conditions and circumstances that deserve focused ethical and clinical attention. AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(12):E1112-1120. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2022.1112.
State of the Art and Science Jul 2008 Managing Somatization Disorder Robert McCarron, DO Psychiatrists should coordinate with primary care physicians when treating patients who have a somatoform disorder. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(7):447-452. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.7.cprl1-0807.
State of the Art and Science Jun 2007 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Childhood: Overview, Diagnosis and Treatment Sarah Maitre Diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a childhood-onset problem of hyperactivity, inattention and impulsiveness that may persist into teen years and even beyond, affecting girls as well as boys. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(6):433-436. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.10.ccas4-0610.
Case and Commentary Jul 2006 Can Healers Have Private Lives? Commentary 2 Howard Liu, MD and Michelle B. Riba, MD, MS A group of physicians offer commentary about the importance of maintaining an appropriate work-life balance. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(7):445-448. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.7.ccas1-0607.
Case and Commentary Jul 2006 Can Healers Have Private Lives? Commentary 1 Alexia M. Torke, MD and G. Caleb Alexander, MD, MS A group of physicians offer commentary about the importance of maintaining an appropriate work-life balance. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(7):441-445. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.7.ccas1-0607.
State of the Art and Science Oct 2006 Diagnosis and Treatment of Conduct Disorder Suma Jacob, MD, PhD Approaches to diagnosing and treating conduct disorders in adolescent children. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(10):672-675. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.10.cprl1-0610.
State of the Art and Science Jun 2005 Recognition and Treatment of Depression Holly A. Swartz, MD A physician outlines the criteria for diagnosing clinical depression and the principle modes for treating the mental illness. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(6):430-434. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.6.cprl1-0506.
Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708.
Case and Commentary Jun 2011 Herbal Supplements as Placebos Valerie Jones, MD Even if a placebo is safe, it should not be employed as a way of mollifying patients or glossing over underlying causes of illness. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(6):354-358. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.6.ccas3-1106.