Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Medicine and Society Jul 2021 How Pharmaceuticals Mask Health and Social Inequity Enrico G. Castillo, MD, MSHPM and Joel Tupper Braslow, MD, PhD Pharmaceuticals make symptoms and biological drug targets more visible but can render individual and community suffering less visible. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(7):E542-549. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.542. Personal Narrative Jul 2021 Depression’s Problem With Men Nathan Swetlitz While men are diagnosed with depression at half the rate of women, they die by suicide 3 to 4 times as frequently. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(7):E586-589. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.586. Policy Forum Nov 2021 Four Ways to Limit Use of Force in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Mary L. Tornabene, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC and Alyssa S. Tornabene, RN Involuntary commitment is often traumatic and can fracture already fragile relationships persons experiencing homeless have. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E869-874. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.869. 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. Viewpoint Feb 2016 Can Social Media Help Increase the Organ Supply While Avoiding Exploitation and Trafficking? Gowri Kabbur Social media platforms and organizational websites that facilitate organ procurement should respect potential donors’ autonomy and confidentiality. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):115-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.conl1-1602. Art of Medicine Sep 2020 High Stakes, Serious Noticing Aldis H. Petriceks Behind the immediate pathophysiology of a medical condition often lies the emotional turmoil of an uncertain patient. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E808-811. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.808. AMA Code Says Feb 2016 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Relevant to Organ Transplantation and Procurement Bette-Jane Crigger, PhD The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to organ donors’ informed, voluntary decisions and equitable distribution of organs and tissues. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):122-125. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.2.coet1-1602. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 According to Which Health Outcomes Measures Should Palliative Psychiatric Prognosis, Progress, and Success Be Defined? Nicolas Trad This commentary on a case considers moral reasons to adopt a palliative approach to the care of some psychiatric patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E684-689. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.684. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is “Palliative”? Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD and Ryan H. Nelson, PhD Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E655-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.655. Case and Commentary Sep 2023 How Should Long-Term Psychotherapy Address Ethical Questions During the Palliative Care of a Patient With Serious and Persistent Mental Illness? Constance E. George, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers the course of a palliative approach to care of a patient with a serious and persistent mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E661-667. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.661. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Medicine and Society Jul 2021 How Pharmaceuticals Mask Health and Social Inequity Enrico G. Castillo, MD, MSHPM and Joel Tupper Braslow, MD, PhD Pharmaceuticals make symptoms and biological drug targets more visible but can render individual and community suffering less visible. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(7):E542-549. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.542.
Personal Narrative Jul 2021 Depression’s Problem With Men Nathan Swetlitz While men are diagnosed with depression at half the rate of women, they die by suicide 3 to 4 times as frequently. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(7):E586-589. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.586.
Policy Forum Nov 2021 Four Ways to Limit Use of Force in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness Mary L. Tornabene, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC and Alyssa S. Tornabene, RN Involuntary commitment is often traumatic and can fracture already fragile relationships persons experiencing homeless have. AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(11):E869-874. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.869.
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.
Viewpoint Feb 2016 Can Social Media Help Increase the Organ Supply While Avoiding Exploitation and Trafficking? Gowri Kabbur Social media platforms and organizational websites that facilitate organ procurement should respect potential donors’ autonomy and confidentiality. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):115-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.conl1-1602.
Art of Medicine Sep 2020 High Stakes, Serious Noticing Aldis H. Petriceks Behind the immediate pathophysiology of a medical condition often lies the emotional turmoil of an uncertain patient. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(9):E808-811. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.808.
AMA Code Says Feb 2016 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Relevant to Organ Transplantation and Procurement Bette-Jane Crigger, PhD The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to organ donors’ informed, voluntary decisions and equitable distribution of organs and tissues. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):122-125. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.2.coet1-1602.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 According to Which Health Outcomes Measures Should Palliative Psychiatric Prognosis, Progress, and Success Be Defined? Nicolas Trad This commentary on a case considers moral reasons to adopt a palliative approach to the care of some psychiatric patients. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E684-689. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.684.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 Does It Matter Whether a Psychiatric Intervention Is “Palliative”? Brent M. Kious, MD, PhD and Ryan H. Nelson, PhD Uncertainty about which psychiatric interventions are palliative stems from psychiatry’s prioritization of symptom management regardless of diagnosis. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E655-660. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.655.
Case and Commentary Sep 2023 How Should Long-Term Psychotherapy Address Ethical Questions During the Palliative Care of a Patient With Serious and Persistent Mental Illness? Constance E. George, MD, MA This commentary on a case considers the course of a palliative approach to care of a patient with a serious and persistent mental illness. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(9):E661-667. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.661.