Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Capacity Determinations and Elder Self-Neglect Joshua M. Baruth, MD, PhD and Maria I. Lapid, MD Elder self-neglect can be assessed with the Elder Self-Neglect Assessment (ESNA) and addressed by physicians’ partnering with patients to achieve common goals. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1047-1050. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr2-1710. Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Elder Self-Neglect: Another Ethical Dilemma for Physicians Nancy Lutwak, MD Cases of elder self-neglect require physicians to balance the patient’s wish for independence and the risks of poor self-care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1043-1046. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr1-1710. Policy Forum Oct 2023 How Should We Address Warehousing Persons With Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes? Ari Ne’eman This article suggests how to better identify older adults with mental illness at risk for placement that won’t meet their needs. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E758-764. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.758. Medicine and Society Oct 2023 Prioritizing Diversion and Decarceration of People With Dementia Lay Kodama, MD, PhD, Brie Williams, MD, MS, and Nathaniel P. Morris, MD An aging prison population means more people who are incarcerated will experience dementia and related symptoms. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E783-790. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.783. Podcast Oct 2023 Author Interview: “How Should We Address Warehousing Persons With Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes?” Ari Ne’eman joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “How Should We Address Warehousing Persons With Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes?” Case and Commentary Jul 2017 Ethics and Intimate Sexual Activity in Long-Term Care Eran Metzger, MD Long-term care facilities should assess residents for capacity to consent to sexual activity and be prepared to accommodate sexual intimacy. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):640-648. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.ecas1-1707.
Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Capacity Determinations and Elder Self-Neglect Joshua M. Baruth, MD, PhD and Maria I. Lapid, MD Elder self-neglect can be assessed with the Elder Self-Neglect Assessment (ESNA) and addressed by physicians’ partnering with patients to achieve common goals. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1047-1050. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr2-1710.
Letter to the Editor Oct 2017 Elder Self-Neglect: Another Ethical Dilemma for Physicians Nancy Lutwak, MD Cases of elder self-neglect require physicians to balance the patient’s wish for independence and the risks of poor self-care. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(10):1043-1046. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.10.corr1-1710.
Policy Forum Oct 2023 How Should We Address Warehousing Persons With Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes? Ari Ne’eman This article suggests how to better identify older adults with mental illness at risk for placement that won’t meet their needs. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E758-764. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.758.
Medicine and Society Oct 2023 Prioritizing Diversion and Decarceration of People With Dementia Lay Kodama, MD, PhD, Brie Williams, MD, MS, and Nathaniel P. Morris, MD An aging prison population means more people who are incarcerated will experience dementia and related symptoms. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(10):E783-790. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.783.
Podcast Oct 2023 Author Interview: “How Should We Address Warehousing Persons With Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes?” Ari Ne’eman joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “How Should We Address Warehousing Persons With Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes?”
Case and Commentary Jul 2017 Ethics and Intimate Sexual Activity in Long-Term Care Eran Metzger, MD Long-term care facilities should assess residents for capacity to consent to sexual activity and be prepared to accommodate sexual intimacy. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(7):640-648. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.7.ecas1-1707.