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Volume 5, Issue 4

October 2007

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FROM THE GUEST EDITOR

October 2007

Medical Ethics: Ageless Issues that Will Not Go Away

Michael D. Jibson, M.D., Ph.D.

Page:391
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc391

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CLINICAL SYNTHESIS

October 2007

Clinical and Ethical Issues in Palliative Care

Susan D. Block, M.D.

Pages:393–397
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc393

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Over the past 15 years, in response to widely-recognized gaps in the care of patients at the end of life, palliative care has emerged as a recognized subspecialty, focused on the care of patients with advanced, progressive, life-threatening illness. The ...

October 2007

Interactions Between Physicians and Industry: A Guide for Clinicians

Michael D. Jibson, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:398–406
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc398

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Physicians and the pharmaceutical industry share a convergence of interest in providing safe and effective medications to patients, but differ in their practices and ethical standards. Interactions between them are inevitable and desirable, but may create ...

October 2007

A Cautionary Tale About Boundary Violations in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis

Warren R. Procci, M.D.

Pages:407–411
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc407

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October 2007

Ask the Expert: Exploring the Clinician's Concern About Physician-Assisted Suicide

Philip R. Muskin, M.D.

Pages:412–414
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc412

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October 2007

Ask the Expert: Ethics and Professionalism

Michael D. Jibson, M.D., Ph.D.

Pages:415–416
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc415

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INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS

October 2007

Bibliography for Ethics, Professionalism, and End of Life Care

Pages:417–419
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc417

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This section contains a compilation of recent publications that have shaped the thinking in the field as well as classic works that remain important to the subject reviewed in this issue. This bibliography has been compiled by experts in the field and ...

October 2007

Abstracts for Ethics, Professionalism, and End of Life Care

Pages:420–422
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc420

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ERRATUM

October 2007

Errata Fall 2007

Page:422
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https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc422

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INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS

October 2007

The Doctor-Patient Relationship

R.I. Simon, and
D.W. Shuman

Pages:423–431
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc423

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(Reprinted with permission from Simon RI, Shuman DW: The doctor-patient relationship, in Clinical Manual of Psychiatry and Law. Arlington VA, American Psychiatric Publishing Inc. 2007; 17–36)

October 2007

Overview of Psychiatric Ethics I: Professional Ethics and Psychiatry

Michael Robertson, and
Garry Walter

Pages:432–437
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc432

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Objectives:The aim of this paper is to describe the current status of psychiatric ethics as a form of professional ethics and apply this approach to a common clinical situation. Conclusion: Psychiatry is a profession and, like all professions, comprises a ...

October 2007

Involuntary Hospitalization of Medical Patients Who Lack Decisional Capacity: An Unresolved Issue

Nancy Byatt, D.O., M.B.A.,
Debra Pinals, M.D., and
Rasim Arikan, M.D.

Pages:438–443
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc438

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(Reprinted with permission from Psychosomatics 2006; 47(5):443–448)

October 2007

Ethical Issues in the Use of Genetic Information in the Workplace: A Review of Recent Developments

Cynthia M.A. Geppert, and
Laura Weiss Roberts

Pages:444–450
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc444

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Purpose of review:In the wake of the Human Genome Project, the pace of genetic discovery has quickened. New genetic tests and other molecular technology have had immediate and wide relevance to American and European workers. These tests have the potential ...

October 2007

Psychotherapeutic Interventions at the End of Life: A Focus on Meaning and Spirituality

William Breitbart, M.D.,
Christopher Gibson, Ph.D.,
Shannon R. Poppito, Ph.D., and
Amy Berg, B.S.

Pages:451–458
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc451

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Medical and psychological discourse on end-of-life care has steadily shifted over the years from focusing primarily on symptom control and pain management to incorporating more person-centred approaches to patient care. Such approaches underscore the ...

October 2007

End-of-Life Care: Issues Relevant to the Geriatric Psychiatrist

Jeffrey M. Lyness, M.D.

Pages:459–471
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc459

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Most deaths in the United States occur in the context of chronic diseases in later life and are too often accompanied by potentially remediable emotional or physical suffering. Geriatric psychiatrists and other mental health professionals can contribute ...

October 2007

Caring for People at End of Life

L.W. Roberts, and
A.R. Dyer

Pages:472–475
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc472

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(Reprinted with permission from Roberts LW, Dyer AR: Caring for people at end of life, in Concise Guide to Ethics in Mental Health Care. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc, 2004, 185–195. Please refer to the original source for appended material cited ...

October 2007

This Couldn't Happen to Me: Boundary Problems and Sexual Misconduct in the Psychotherapy Relationship

Donna M. Norris, M.D.,
Thomas G. Gutheil, M.D., and
Larry H. Strasburger, M.D.

Pages:476–482
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc476

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Drawing on their own consultative experience illustrated by case vignettes and with support from the professional literature, the authors discuss the perennial problematic issue of boundary violations and sexual misconduct, aiming at an audience of both ...

October 2007

Analysts Who Commit Sexual Boundary Violations: A Lost Cause?

Andrea Celenza, and
Glen O. Gabbard

Pages:483–492
Published Online:1 October 2007

https://doi.org/10.1176/foc.5.4.foc483

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The causes of sexual misconduct by analysts are discussed, as is the viability of rehabilitation for different types of transgressors. Common misunderstandings about the transgressor (such as the assumption of psychopathy and the likelihood of multiple ...

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