It is only relatively recently that we have begun to examine ethical issues as they relate
specifically to the speciality of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Prior to this, most …

This article introduces a two-year series on ethical issues in physical medicine and
rehabilitation. Beginning in 1993, articles will appear in each issue of the Journal. The series …

With the support of a grant from the Mabel Pew Myrin Trust, The Hastings Center set out in
1985 to rectify that situation. Various friends and colleagues in rehabilitation medicine had …

Comprehensive health care requires the collaboration of several health care disciplines and
perspectives. Physical medicine and rehabilitation, with its explicit emphasis on the …

Kirschner KL, Stocking C, Wagner LB, Foye SJ, Siegler M. Ethical issues identified by
rehabilitation clinicians. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2001; 82 Suppl 2: S2-8. Objectives: To …

Background: Past debate on ethics in goal planning for rehabilitation has tended to focus on
tensions that can arise between ethical principles; in particular the principles of autonomy …

Ethical issues and values play an integral role in decisions made by both rehabilitation staff
and patients. While patient refusal of treatment draws significant attention, staff decisions on …

Ethical Issues in Rehabilitation: Conceptualizing the Next G... : American Journal of Physical
Medicine & Rehabilitation Ethical Issues in Rehabilitation: Conceptualizing the Next …

Ethical decision-making is a critical component in the broad spectrum of rehabilitation and
health care professions today. Ethics in Rehabilitation: A Clinical Perspective, Second …

As the number of patients with chronic illness or disability grows, rehabilitation professionals
will face increasingly difficult questions. Traditional concepts of medical ethics can help find …