Ethical stakes include a psychiatrist’s care management responsibilities and burdens borne by family members over the course of the patient’s care.

A form of aripiprazole places unique ethical and clinical demands on mental health professionals.

End-stage heart failure patients can experience depression along with their chronic illness. Multidisciplinary responses are critical.

Decision aids could help clinicians know when to request ethics consultation or re-evaluate blood product usage in a specific patient care situation.

Clinician-researchers deeply invested in data gathering are still obliged to respect a patient-subject’s right to stop being in research.

Improving candidate evaluation and informed consent is key to motivating authenticity, not just voluntariness.

This image aims to promote reflection about patients’ feelings of sadness, despair, helplessness, and uncertainty upon being diagnosed.

The DSM-5 Task Force’s handling of the ethical controversy over the bereavement exclusion demonstrates the need for more inclusive deliberative processes.

Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients.

Clinical applications of AI prompt consideration of how responsibility should be distributed among professionals, tech companies, and others.