TY - JOUR
T1 - How Situational Diagnosis Helps Disentangle Ethical and Psychological Features of Complex Cases
AU - Ignatius, Jerry Joseph
AU - Baile, Walter
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - We review Marguerite S. Lederberg's 1999 Acta Oncologica article entitled "Disentangling Ethical and Psychological Issues: A Guide for Oncologists," in which she introduces a method of analysis that facilitates clarification of ethical and psychological aspects of complex cases. Based on her understanding of the dynamics at play in patients', family members', and physicians' experiences, Lederberg formulated what she calls "situational diagnosis," a guide on how to distinguish ethical from psychological issues at the bedside or when an ethics consultation is requested. Here, we apply situational diagnosis to a case and consider whether and how Lederberg's guidance relates to current literature on how clinicians communicate with patients about serious illnesses.
AB - We review Marguerite S. Lederberg's 1999 Acta Oncologica article entitled "Disentangling Ethical and Psychological Issues: A Guide for Oncologists," in which she introduces a method of analysis that facilitates clarification of ethical and psychological aspects of complex cases. Based on her understanding of the dynamics at play in patients', family members', and physicians' experiences, Lederberg formulated what she calls "situational diagnosis," a guide on how to distinguish ethical from psychological issues at the bedside or when an ethics consultation is requested. Here, we apply situational diagnosis to a case and consider whether and how Lederberg's guidance relates to current literature on how clinicians communicate with patients about serious illnesses.
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U2 - 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.5.nlit1-1705
DO - 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.5.nlit1-1705
M3 - Article
C2 - 28553902
AN - SCOPUS:85042081076
SN - 2376-6980
VL - 19
SP - 454
EP - 459
JO - AMA journal of ethics
JF - AMA journal of ethics
IS - 5
ER -