Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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 Nov 2013 Responding to Patients’ Requests for Nontraditional or Unproven Treatments T. Forcht Dagi, MD, DMedSc, MPH When a patient requests an unfamiliar treatment, the physician should not hesitate to research it before giving a categorical reply about its safety or efficacy. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(11):926-931. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.11.ecas1-1311. AMA Code Says Nov 2010 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions on Using Drugs and Surgery for Purposes Other than Treatment AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions on prescribing and advertising drugs to consumers and employing surgical placebos. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(11):860-863. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.11.coet1-1011. 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.
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 Nov 2013 Responding to Patients’ Requests for Nontraditional or Unproven Treatments T. Forcht Dagi, MD, DMedSc, MPH When a patient requests an unfamiliar treatment, the physician should not hesitate to research it before giving a categorical reply about its safety or efficacy. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(11):926-931. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.11.ecas1-1311.
AMA Code Says Nov 2010 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions on Using Drugs and Surgery for Purposes Other than Treatment AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions on prescribing and advertising drugs to consumers and employing surgical placebos. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(11):860-863. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.11.coet1-1011.
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.