This narrative illuminates need for students and clinicians to be well prepared to face ethically and structurally complex realities of identifying and responding to children.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(2):E159-165. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.159.
Principles of respect for autonomy, beneficence, and nonmaleficence guide trauma-informed care. Care ethics should also support this framework for responding to the health needs of trafficked patients.
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10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.msoc2-1701.
Several recent court cases illustrate how some states are attempting to mandate physician reporting of all underage sexual activity as instances of child abuse.
Veronica Olaker, MPH, Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD, and Pauline Terebuh, MD, MPH
Skilled interactions in health care are those in which clinicians focus on making patients feel seen and heard and that their needs are important and can be met.
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10.1001/amajethics.2024.875.