Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Health Law Oct 2020 Effects of Substance Use Disorder Criminalization on American Indian Pregnant Individuals Rachel Simon, MD, Jennifer Giroux, MD, MPH, and Julie Chor, MD, MPH Clinicians must advocate for decriminalization of SUDs during pregnancy and for improving access to comprehensive, evidence-based care. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(10):E862-867. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.862. Medicine and Society Jul 2017 Transcending the Tragedy Discourse of Dementia: An Ethical Imperative for Promoting Selfhood, Meaningful Relationships, and Well-Being Peter Reed, PhD, MPH, Jennifer Carson, PhD, and Zebbedia Gibb, PhD Authentic partnerships with people with dementia motivate full social participation and resist fatalism around experiences of illness. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):693-703. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.msoc1-1707. 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. Policy Forum Jun 2011 Licensure of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners Michael H. Cohen, JD, MBA, MFA and Harry Nelson, JD Unlike the medical doctor’s “unlimited” license, CAM practitioners have “limited” licensure that carves out a designated scope of practice. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(6):374-378. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.6.pfor1-1106. 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. Policy Forum Jun 2008 The Strains and Drains of Long-Term Care Richard W. Johnson, PhD Caring for the elderly imposes financial burdens and strains families. System changes are necessary to mitigate these problems. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(6):397-400. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.pfor1-0806. Case and Commentary Oct 2006 Coping with a Child's Conduct Disorder Sharon Hirsch, MD and Rebecca Sheffield A carefully constructed consent and treatment plan is outlined for a neglected and abused child hospitalized with a severe behavioral disorder. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(10):654-658. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.10.ccas3-0610.
Health Law Oct 2020 Effects of Substance Use Disorder Criminalization on American Indian Pregnant Individuals Rachel Simon, MD, Jennifer Giroux, MD, MPH, and Julie Chor, MD, MPH Clinicians must advocate for decriminalization of SUDs during pregnancy and for improving access to comprehensive, evidence-based care. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(10):E862-867. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.862.
Medicine and Society Jul 2017 Transcending the Tragedy Discourse of Dementia: An Ethical Imperative for Promoting Selfhood, Meaningful Relationships, and Well-Being Peter Reed, PhD, MPH, Jennifer Carson, PhD, and Zebbedia Gibb, PhD Authentic partnerships with people with dementia motivate full social participation and resist fatalism around experiences of illness. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):693-703. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.msoc1-1707.
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.
Policy Forum Jun 2011 Licensure of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners Michael H. Cohen, JD, MBA, MFA and Harry Nelson, JD Unlike the medical doctor’s “unlimited” license, CAM practitioners have “limited” licensure that carves out a designated scope of practice. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(6):374-378. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.6.pfor1-1106.
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.
Policy Forum Jun 2008 The Strains and Drains of Long-Term Care Richard W. Johnson, PhD Caring for the elderly imposes financial burdens and strains families. System changes are necessary to mitigate these problems. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(6):397-400. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.pfor1-0806.
Case and Commentary Oct 2006 Coping with a Child's Conduct Disorder Sharon Hirsch, MD and Rebecca Sheffield A carefully constructed consent and treatment plan is outlined for a neglected and abused child hospitalized with a severe behavioral disorder. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(10):654-658. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.10.ccas3-0610.