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.
Jonathan Treem, MD, Joel Yager, MD, and Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS-S
Some individuals with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa experience dramatically degraded quality of life in the face of refractory illness and compulsory treatment.
AMA J Ethics. 2023; 25(9):E703-709. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.703.
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.
Medicine is a service industry, the product of which is health care, and its practitioners deserve remuneration. But to some, the notion of medicine as a road to personal wealth is an example of free-market economics gone awry.
AMA J Ethics. 2015; 17(8):780-786. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.8.msoc1-1508.
Physician behavior that generates a patient complaint and ultimately leads to disciplinary action is both legally and ethically problematic—violating both regulatory rules and professional codes.
AMA J Ethics. 2015; 17(5):448-455. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.5.pfor1-1505.
Given full information about the risks of long-term opioid therapy, patients often see the value of exploring other options rather than thinking their physicians are reluctant to prescribe narcotics for fear of litigation or regulatory action.
AMA J Ethics. 2015; 17(3):202-208. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.3.ecas1-1503.
To help a seriously ill young patient whose normal childhood has been disrupted, pediatricians must be more than sympathetic professionals in white coats—they must know how to motivate each patient and then go the extra mile to do so.
AMA J Ethics. 2015; 17(5):461-464. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.5.msoc1-1505.