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.
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.
One patient’s experience of life-encompassing iatrogenic harm from being institutionalized emphasizes Italy’s comparative success, relative to the United States, in recovering from decades of deinstitutionalization policy.
AMA J Ethics. 2022; 24(8):E795-803. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.795.
Palliative psychiatry can facilitate compassionate resolution of ethical conflicts in end-of-life care decision making with persons with substance use disorders.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(9):E678-683. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.678.
This article examines conceptual limitations of extant accounts of palliative psychiatry, with a focus on obligations to distinguish among and clearly formulate goals of care.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(9):E710-717. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.710.