Genetics/Informing others at-risk

  • Health Law
    Sep 2012

    Patient-Physician Confidentiality: 'Til Death Do Us Part?

    Courtney Mathews and Andreia Martins Martinho
    Because maintaining strict confidentiality is often untenable, or even illegal, determining the extent of protections in the postmortem context ultimately entails a weighing of the various interests at stake.
    Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(9):720-723. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.9.hlaw1-1209.
  • Health Law
    Aug 2012

    Genetic Diseases and the Duty to Disclose

    Shawneequa Callier, JD, MA and Rachel Simpson
    Because the number of patients undergoing genetic testing is increasing, medical staff should be conscientious about their patients' potential needs for genetic counseling and be ready to advise patients on communicating their diagnoses to at-risk family members or refer them to genetic counselors.
    Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(8):640-644. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.8.hlaw1-1208.
  • In the Literature
    Jun 2012

    The Ethics of Genetic Testing in Psychiatry

    Aaron D. Besterman, MD
    A discussion of ethics concerns in psychiatric genetics focusing on predictive genetic testing, psychosocial consequences for patients, effects on family and communities, and the ethics of some emerging technologies.
    Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(6):460-463. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.6.jdsc1-1206.
  • Case and Commentary
    Sep 2009

    Duty to Warn At-Risk Family Members of Genetic Disease

    Anne-Marie Laberge, MD, PhD and Wylie Burke, MD, PhD
    Physicians and counselors must address the importance of communicating genetic test results to family members in the pre-test counseling and informed-consent processes prior to testing.
    Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):656-660. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.ccas1-0909.
  • Case and Commentary
    Jun 2005

    Familial Genetic Risk

    David John Doukas, MD
    Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(6):417-421. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.6.ccas4-0506.