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| Title |
What Are Physicians’ Responsibilities to Patients Whose Health Conditions Can Influence Their Legal Proceedings?
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| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, September 2017
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.9.ecas1-1709 |
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| Authors |
David Beckmann |
| Abstract |
Correctional populations are disproportionately affected by conditions that affect cognition, such as psychiatric illness and head trauma. Honoring bioethical principles in the care of such patients can be particularly difficult in the correctional setting. However, the approach should not change markedly because a patient is incarcerated. That is, the same standards of respecting patient autonomy and confidentiality should be maintained, and the fact that correctional populations are already marginalized makes it all the more important for clinicians to honor these principles. Physicians should act in the best interest of their patients; in jails this might include disclosing information to and consulting with a patient's legal defense. However, this step should only be taken with a patient's consent or, in cases in which the patient does not have decision-making capacity, when it seems consistent with a patient's wishes. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 11 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 11 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 18% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 18% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 9% |
| Other | 1 | 9% |
| Librarian | 1 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 18% |
| Psychology | 2 | 18% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 9% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 18% |