Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jun 2016 When Is Depression a Terminal Illness? Deliberative Suicide in Chronic Mental Illness Constance E. George, MD, MA In some cases, hope might not have substantial ethical or therapeutic value. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):594-600. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas4-1606. 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. Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708. AMA Code Says Nov 2016 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Discrimination and Disparities in Health Care Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics opinions related to discrimination and disparities in health care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(11):1095-1097. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.coet1-1611. Policy Forum Dec 2016 Promoting Access to School-Based Services for Children’s Mental Health MaryKatherine Brueck Disparities in children’s mental health care could be addressed through expansion of school-based programs via passage of the Mental Health in Schools Act. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1218-1224. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.pfor1-1612.
Case and Commentary Jun 2016 When Is Depression a Terminal Illness? Deliberative Suicide in Chronic Mental Illness Constance E. George, MD, MA In some cases, hope might not have substantial ethical or therapeutic value. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(6):594-600. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.6.ecas4-1606.
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.
Case and Commentary Aug 2017 Should Clinicians Medicate against Structural Violence? Potential Iatrogenic Risks and the Need for Social Interventions Lauren E. Hock, MD and Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD Risks of off-label medication to treat aggression should be balanced with consequences of not responding to social factors. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(8):753-761. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas2-1708.
AMA Code Says Nov 2016 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Discrimination and Disparities in Health Care Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics opinions related to discrimination and disparities in health care. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(11):1095-1097. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.coet1-1611.
Policy Forum Dec 2016 Promoting Access to School-Based Services for Children’s Mental Health MaryKatherine Brueck Disparities in children’s mental health care could be addressed through expansion of school-based programs via passage of the Mental Health in Schools Act. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1218-1224. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.pfor1-1612.