Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

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Reconciling art and science in the era of personalised medicine: the legacy of George Canguilhem

Authors: Gianmarco Contino

Content type: Research 24 May 2023
Bearing the mark of pain: mystery in medicine

Authors: Karel-Bart Celie and John J. Paris

Content type: Commentary 19 May 2023
The benefits and risks of nostalgia: analysis of a fictional case with special reference to ethical and existential issues

Authors: Emmanuel Bäckryd

Content type: Research 19 April 2023
Mobile homes in the land of illness: the hospitality and hostility of language in doctor-patient relations

Authors: Stephen R. Milford

Content type: Research 12 April 2023
Accountability as a virtue in medicine: from theory to practice

Authors: John R. Peteet, Charlotte V.O. Witvliet, Gerrit Glas and Benjamin W. Frush

Content type: Review 22 March 2023

Are animal models predictive for humans?

Authors: Niall Shanks, Ray Greek and Jean Greek

Content type: Review 15 January 2009
Genetic modification and genetic determinism

Authors: David B Resnik and Daniel B Vorhaus

Content type: Commentary 26 June 2006
Healthcare access as a right, not a privilege: a construct of Western thought

Authors: Thomas J Papadimos

Content type: Commentary 28 March 2007
Conceptualizing suffering and pain

Authors: Noelia Bueno-Gómez

Content type: Research 29 September 2017
Effectiveness of antidepressants: an evidence myth constructed from a thousand randomized trials?

Authors: John PA Ioannidis

Content type: Review 27 May 2008

Article collection
Intersectionality and Discrimination in Mental Health Care

Edited by: Mirjam Faissner, Anne-Sophie Gaillard, Amma Yeboah, Jakov Gather, Georg Juckel
Extended deadline: 30^st October 2023

Article collection
Philosophy of Psychiatry
Edited by: Derek Bolton
Extended deadline: 31^st December 2021

Article collection
Perspectives on the Philosophy of Medicine
Edited by: Thomas Bohrer MD, Roberto Dell’Oro PhD, James Giordano PhD
Collection published: 4 July 2018

Cross journal collection
The many meanings of ‘Quality’ in healthcare: Interdisciplinary perspectives
Edited by: Dr Deborah Swinglehurst
Collection published: 23 April 2015

Cross journal collection
Medical ethics in informed consent
Edited by: Prof James Giordano, Dr Fernando Marques
Collection published: 7 January 2014

Cross journal collection
Brain science, philosophy and ethics in medicine
Edited by: Prof. James Giordano, Dr. John Shook
Collection published: 3 January 2014
Published: 3 January 2014; Ongoing call for papers

Cross journal collection
Medical tourism – concepts, ethics, and practices
Edited by: Prof Silke Schicktanz, Dr Tulsi Patel
Collection published: 20 August 2013

Cross journal collection
Towards a new psychiatry: Philosophical and ethical issues in classification, diagnosis and care
Edited by: Prof James Giordano
Collection published: 13 January 2012

Thematic series
Ethical Considerations: Organ transplantation and the definition of death in medical practice
Edited by: Dr Thomas S. Huddle
Collection published: 22 May 2007

A four-part working bibliography of neuroethics

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Given the growth, range, and rapid maturation of the field of neuroethics we provide an iterative, four-part document that affords a repository of international papers, books, and chapters that address the field in overview, and present discussion(s) of more particular aspects and topics of neuroethics.

Part 1: Overview and reviews – Defining and describing the field and its practices
Part 2: Neuroscientific studies of morality and ethics
Part 3: “Second tradition neuroethics” – Ethical issues in neuroscience
Part 4 - Ethical issues in clinical and social applications of neuroscience

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Call for Papers – Intersectionality and Discriminatory Practices Within Mental Health Care

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The Journal of Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine is positioned at the intersection of the humanities, social sciences, and medicine. We welcome submissions from scholars and practitioners that build interdisciplinary bridges and re-envision contributions across these disciplines.

We seek to engage a more comprehensive understanding of health and wellness that purposefully aligns the wants and needs of patients and practitioners, and attends to the individual human condition and public health in ways that modern medicine has at times neglected. We invite approaches that:

recognize the dual nature of medicine as both an art and a science;
empower patients and caregivers;
reduce health-worker burnout;
engage fully with humanities and social science perspectives—and their values—to inform medical education and practice;
re-envision the integration of humanities and emerging technology in these settings.

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On the arts and humanities in medical education

Authors: Danielle G. Rabinowitz

Virtue and medical ethics education

Authors: Will Lyon

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Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

Articles

Reconciling art and science in the era of personalised medicine: the legacy of George Canguilhem

Bearing the mark of pain: mystery in medicine

The benefits and risks of nostalgia: analysis of a fictional case with special reference to ethical and existential issues

Mobile homes in the land of illness: the hospitality and hostility of language in doctor-patient relations

Accountability as a virtue in medicine: from theory to practice

Are animal models predictive for humans?

Genetic modification and genetic determinism

Healthcare access as a right, not a privilege: a construct of Western thought

Conceptualizing suffering and pain

Effectiveness of antidepressants: an evidence myth constructed from a thousand randomized trials?

A four-part working bibliography of neuroethics

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Call for Papers – Intersectionality and Discriminatory Practices Within Mental Health Care

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