Is our generation of physicians somehow “weaker” because we’d rather not spend our entire lives at the office? Physicians who trained and practiced under more grueling conditions wonder how we expect to be competent physicians if we don’t work at it?

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing requires that physicians share decision making with patients, not order unnecessary tests or interventions, and refer to genetic specialists when necessary.

The meaning of “disability” has shifted with US public policy changes over time. People with disability are protected under civil rights law, and open questions remain about whether and when policy-level interventions and reasonable accommodations create equal opportunity.

Overriding a proxy decision maker’s refusal of medication for a psychotic patient is justified when the patient poses a danger to himself or others.

This commentary on a case considers moral reasons to adopt a palliative approach to the care of some psychiatric patients.

Treatment-resistant schizophrenia can create a high disease burden for some patients, making it hard to get good outcomes.

Ethics questions about care of patients with AD could influence clinicians’ judgment about whether and when to recommend aducanumab.

Pregnant women at high risk for heritable diseases need support and nondirective genetic counseling.

Authentic partnerships with people with dementia motivate full social participation and resist fatalism around experiences of illness.

Is it ethical for a psychiatrist to monitor a patient’s blog without the patient’s permission? If so, what information from the blog is suitable for entry in the patient’s medical record?