How Should Clinicians Respond if Patient HIV Denial Could Exacerbate Racial Health Inequities?
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Lahey, Tim
- Source
- AMA Journal of Ethics. May2021, Vol. 23 Issue 5, p382-387. 6p.
- Subject
- *PATIENT refusal of treatment
*HIV infections
*HEALTH services accessibility
*HEALTH status indicators
*ANTIRETROVIRAL agents
*STEREOTYPES
*HEALTH literacy
*DECISION making
*COMMUNICATION
*PSYCHOLOGY of physicians
*PSYCHOLOGY of HIV-positive persons
- Language
- ISSN
- 2376-6980
This commentary examines the appropriateness of a clinician's deceiving a patient who will not discuss lifesaving therapy through the lens of solidarity, a key professional ethical value. Clinicians' awareness of social determinants of many patients' increased vulnerability to HIV infection is needed to promote equitable HIV intervention outcomes at both individual and community levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]