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.

Neglected examples of iatrogenic harm involve persons with severe mental illness who seek inpatient care.

Dr Kristen R. Choi joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Bantale Ayisire: “When Experiencing Inequitable Health Care Is a Patient’s Norm, How Should Iatrogenic Harm Be Considered?”

Inequitable care and outcomes experienced by persons with mental illness have long been exacerbated by stigma expressed by clinicians.

Dr Carmen Black joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Amanda Calhoun: “How Biased and Carceral Responses to Persons With Mental Illness in Acute Medical Care Settings Constitute Iatrogenic Harms.”

The graphic novel Swallow Me Whole highlights the need for patient-centered care that engages not only patients but also extended family and the community.

“Liza Long and ‘Michael’” demonstrates that new media can be used to shift social perceptions of those with mental illness from violent to vulnerable.

Treatment of pregnant women with psychosis may involve reconciling conflicting ethical obligations.

Although the stigma of the psychosis risk label can cause harm, the label can also confer benefit and provides an explanatory framework for symptoms.