Ethical Management of Patients with Cancer and Mental Illness

Bibliographic Data

ID15745611
AuthorsLaurie Lyckholm (0000-0003-0963-3675, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, corresponding author), Arwa Aburizik (0000-0002-7871-7189, University of Iowa)
Year2017
Volume19
Issue5
Pages444-453
Publication date2017-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980
PublisherAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.5.ecas4-1705
PMID28553901
OpenAlexW2610197385
LanguageEN
References cited7

Patients with co-existing cancer and mental illness must be given special attention due to the vulnerability that is created by their compromised psychological ability to comprehend the meaning of their cancer diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. They are at increased risk for mortality due to many factors arising from their mental illness. To provide them with care that is just and compassionate, clinicians must be empathic and imaginative. Using a case and brief application of theories of justice involving vulnerable populations, we explore practical and ethical issues surrounding the care of patients with mental illness and cancer, arguing that society must provide the resources needed to provide comparable cancer care to those who are more vulnerable

Cancer · Economic Justice · Meaning (existential · Mental health · Mental illness · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Vulnerability (computing · Ethics in medical practice · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology

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