Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986. Case and Commentary Nov 2021 How Should Clinicians Help Homeless Trauma Survivors Make Irreversible Surgical Care Decisions? Eva V. Regel, MS, MSW, LICSW, MBE Neurophysiological sequelae of childhood trauma can express later in the lives of patients experiencing homelessness, especially during informed consent. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E847-851. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.847. Case and Commentary Apr 2019 Should a Psychiatrist Prescribe a Nanodrug to Help Parents Monitor a Teen’s Adherence? Constance E. George, MD, MA Ethical stakes include a psychiatrist’s care management responsibilities and burdens borne by family members over the course of the patient’s care. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E317-323. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.317. Case and Commentary Apr 2019 Should Trackable Pill Technologies Be Used to Facilitate Adherence Among Patients Without Insight? Tahir Rahman, MD A form of aripiprazole places unique ethical and clinical demands on mental health professionals. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E332-336. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.332. Case and Commentary Jan 2020 How Should Clinicians Integrate Mental Health Into Epidemic Responses? Shantanu Srivatsa and Kearsley A. Stewart, PhD Culturally appropriate responsiveness to mental illnesses is critical to mitigating local persons’ distrust of international clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E10-15. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.10. 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 Jun 2005 When Depression Affects Treatment Decisions Jason A. Hughes, MD and Mark A. Graber, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(6):412-416. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.6.ccas3-0506. Case and Commentary Aug 2005 Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst: Physician to Patient in Clinical Trial Frederic W. Platt, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(8):541-546. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.8.ccas2-0508. Case and Commentary Oct 2005 The Wayward Husband Dave Cundiff, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):646-651. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.ccas1-0510. Case and Commentary Dec 2016 Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research Joseph J. Fins, MD Which distinctions between minimally conscious states and vegetative states should clinicians consider? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1182-1191. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986.
Case and Commentary Nov 2021 How Should Clinicians Help Homeless Trauma Survivors Make Irreversible Surgical Care Decisions? Eva V. Regel, MS, MSW, LICSW, MBE Neurophysiological sequelae of childhood trauma can express later in the lives of patients experiencing homelessness, especially during informed consent. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E847-851. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.847.
Case and Commentary Apr 2019 Should a Psychiatrist Prescribe a Nanodrug to Help Parents Monitor a Teen’s Adherence? Constance E. George, MD, MA Ethical stakes include a psychiatrist’s care management responsibilities and burdens borne by family members over the course of the patient’s care. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E317-323. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.317.
Case and Commentary Apr 2019 Should Trackable Pill Technologies Be Used to Facilitate Adherence Among Patients Without Insight? Tahir Rahman, MD A form of aripiprazole places unique ethical and clinical demands on mental health professionals. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(4):E332-336. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.332.
Case and Commentary Jan 2020 How Should Clinicians Integrate Mental Health Into Epidemic Responses? Shantanu Srivatsa and Kearsley A. Stewart, PhD Culturally appropriate responsiveness to mental illnesses is critical to mitigating local persons’ distrust of international clinicians. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(1):E10-15. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.10.
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 Jun 2005 When Depression Affects Treatment Decisions Jason A. Hughes, MD and Mark A. Graber, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(6):412-416. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.6.ccas3-0506.
Case and Commentary Aug 2005 Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst: Physician to Patient in Clinical Trial Frederic W. Platt, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(8):541-546. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.8.ccas2-0508.
Case and Commentary Oct 2005 The Wayward Husband Dave Cundiff, MD, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(10):646-651. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.10.ccas1-0510.
Case and Commentary Dec 2016 Neuroethics and Disorders of Consciousness: Discerning Brain States in Clinical Practice and Research Joseph J. Fins, MD Which distinctions between minimally conscious states and vegetative states should clinicians consider? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1182-1191. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas2-1612.