This article considers that benefits of using humor in clinical settings come with risks of diminishing therapeutic capacity in patient-clinician relationships.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(7):E576-582. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.576.
Joshua Nagler, MD, MHPEd and Rebekah Mannix, MD, MPH
Humor can help motivate positive interactions amidst fast-paced clinical encounters but can alienate colleagues when weaponized to promote assumed superiority of an individual or group.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(7):E583-587. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.583.
Eman Mubarak, MPH, Victoria Turner, MSW, Andrew G. Shuman, MD, Janice Firn, PhD, LMSW, and Daicia Price, PhD, LMSW
Antiracist approaches to decriminalizing acute exacerbations of mental illness require clinicians’ engagement in educating, training, and policy making.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(8):E788-794. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.788.
Colleen E. Bennett, MD, MSHP and Cindy W. Christian, MD
When health care professionals encounter child abuse and neglect, they tend to experience a range of emotions, such as anger, sadness, and frustration.
AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(2):E109-115. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.109.
Dr Jeff Sebo joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Zoe Griffiths: "How Should We Improve How Medical and Veterinary Students Learn About Human and Nonhuman Animals?"
Dr Temple Grandin joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Answers to Patient, Student, and Clinician Questions About How Animals Are Slaughtered and Used for Food.”
Dr Joseph A. Zorek joins Ethics Talk to discuss the history of IPE training, which professionals are included in IPE, and how effective interprofessional training increases patient safety.