AMA advises physicians to screen for signs of abuse

Article Abstract:

New guidelines from the American Medical Assn (AMA) recommend screening all women patients for abuse. When abuse is suspected, physicians are asked to discuss the woman's safety and options while she is in the physician's office. The guidelines may become controversial as they impose another ethical duty on overburdened physicians, may cause reluctance to treat female patients and may be seen as paternalistic. On the other hand, they could be beneficial in providing help for battered women. The guidelines were released on Jun 16, 1992.

Care and treatment, Standards, Social policy, American Medical Association, Abused women, Medical screening, Health screening

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Treatment decisions for terminally ill patients: physicians' legal defensiveness and knowledge of medical law

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Physicians' legal defensiveness was associated with lack of legal knowledge in a preliminary study involving 301 Texas physicians. Factors associated with lower legal defensiveness included greater experience treating terminally ill patients in the past year, longer clinical experience and specialty in oncology. Minority physicians were more likely to score high in legal defensiveness. A six-item legal defensiveness scale was constructed for the study.

Laws, regulations and rules, Physicians, Medical professions, Terminal care, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Public opinion, Medical law

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