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State of the Art and Science

Dec 2016

Locating Risk in the Adolescent Brain: Ethical Challenges in the Use of Biomarkers for Adolescent Health and Social Policy

Suparna Choudhury, PhD and Sheehan Moore

Neurobiological markers raise complex questions about what it means to be “at risk.”

AMA J Ethics. 2016; 18(12):1199-1206. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.stas1-1612.

In the Literature

Jun 2007

Cosmetic Psychopharmacology and the Goals of Medicine

Erica K. Rangel

A look at Pamela Bjorkland’s critique of the use of psychoactive drugs to improve mood, a practice known as cosmetic psychopharmacology.

Virtual Mentor. 2007; 9(6):428-432. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.6.jdsc1-0706.

Case and Commentary

Jul 2004

Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports, Commentary 2

Norman C. Fost, MD, MPH

Physicians have an ethical obligation to warn athletes about the potential health problems associated with performance-enhancing drugs.

Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(7):300-301. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas2-0407.

Case and Commentary

Jul 2004

Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports, Commentary 3

Gary A. Green, MD

Physicians have an ethical obligation to warn athletes about the potential health problems associated with performance-enhancing drugs.

Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(7):301-303. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas2-0407.

Case and Commentary

Jul 2004

Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Sports, Commentary 1

Stephen L. Brotherton, MD

Physicians have an ethical obligation to warn athletes about the potential health problems associated with performance-enhancing drugs.

Virtual Mentor. 2004; 6(7):298-303. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.ccas2-0407.

Case and Commentary

Aug 2003

Spare the Rod and Save the Child, Commentary 1

Elvira Isganaitis, MD, MPH and Robert Kamei, MD

Physicians have an obligation to report parents to the local Child Protective Services if they suspect that the parents are using corporal punishment as a form of discipline.

Virtual Mentor. 2003; 5(8):300-304. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.8.ccas2-0308.

Case and Commentary

Aug 2003

Spare the Rod and Save the Child, Commentary 2

Arthur F. Kohrman, MD

Physicians have an obligation to report parents to the local Child Protective Services if they suspect that the parents are using corporal punishment as a form of discipline.

Virtual Mentor. 2003; 5(8):305-307. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.8.ccas2-0308.