ScattergoodEthics

The Scattergood Program for Applied Ethics of Behavioral Health Care in the Dept. of Medical Ethics & Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania

[Carri Polick PhD @Carri_Polick_RN]

Had the honor of attending the brilliant @domsisti's talk about #Ethics, therapeutic privilege & #BPD. I love cross-pollinating ideas with adjacent topics. How do other #Researchers stimulate new ideas? @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics #AcademicTwitter https://t.co/JY0NmBaMLc

[ScattergoodEthics @ScattergoodEthx]

A Pennsylvania doctor has distributed a free mask-exemption letter for parents — an act that medical experts described as an abuse of the doctor’s authority. Director of the Scattergood Program @domsisti weighs in. https://t.co/mbrUwAU19h

[ScattergoodEthics @ScattergoodEthx]

"Not only are vaccine mandates generally legal, they are ethical and justified when, as with COVID-19, they protect against an illness that constitutes a significant threat to health and wellbeing." https://t.co/5NybAEe1Z8

[Penn LDI @PennLDI]

"Bioethics is often complicated. This is not. Frontline health care workers should be vaccinated against COVID-19."

New @timesunion op-ed by LDI Fellows @emily_a_largent and @domsisti on COVID-19 #vaccine mandates for nurses. https://t.co/bUVdZ5ag3H

[ScattergoodEthics @ScattergoodEthx]

Drs. @doritmi and @domsisti were on Ohio public radio discussing the legal and ethical issues with vaccine requirements and allowing minors to get vaccinated without parental consent. @WOSU
@WOSUAllSides https://t.co/H06hgmkXdm

[ScattergoodEthics @ScattergoodEthx]

"Children and adolescents have the capacity to understand and reason about low-risk and high-benefit health care interventions. State laws should therefore authorize minors to consent to COVID-19 vaccination without parental permission." @JAMAPediatrics https://t.co/di1j334fJG

[ScattergoodEthics @ScattergoodEthx]

"The ongoing pandemic and its profound consequences for health and societal functioning affirm the urgent need for states to recognize minors’ capacity to consent to vaccination to safeguard individual and public health." https://t.co/di1j33lR8g

[ScatterGOOD Foundation @ScattergoodFdn]

Should teens be allowed to decide for themselves whether or not to get vaccinated? @domsisti of @ScattergoodEthx weighs in

https://t.co/ZpIlyFpBEv

[ScatterGOOD Foundation @ScattergoodFdn]

New paper from @domsisti of @ScattergoodEthx and colleagues exploring ethics of withholding psychiatric diagnosis

[ScattergoodEthics @ScattergoodEthx]

Some experts are now arguing that states should revisit parental consent requirements for vaccines, and allow teens to make their own choice when it comes to immunizations. @domsisti weighs in. https://t.co/KXivfULupB

[ScattergoodEthics @ScattergoodEthx]

In this paper, the authors describe therapeutic privilege in the context of borderline personality disorder, discuss the implications of diagnostic non-disclosure on integrated care and offer recommendations to promote diagnostic disclosure for this patient population.

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Read this new @JME_BMJ piece from @KazJNelson, Dr. Erika Sims, and @domsisti on borderline personality disorder, therapeutic privilege, integrated care: is it ethical to withhold a psychiatric diagnosis? https://t.co/hVun7OB30N

[ScattergoodEthics @ScattergoodEthx]

In this podcast episode, Sylvanne Braganza speaks with @domsisti about how to address the most relevant issues in the field of mental health ethics and the possibilities for mental health research going forward in the future. https://t.co/UnxFOaqQ0X

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.@domsisti speaks with @WOSUAllSides about the moral and ethical complexities of COVID-19. Dr. Sisti weighs in on judgment, message framing, disinformation surrounding COVID, and more. https://t.co/esqZqTdEE6

[ScattergoodEthics @ScattergoodEthx]

Don't miss this Think Bigger Do Good webinar on the complex interaction between the COVID-19 pandemic, structural racism, and mental health inequities which have led to devastating health, economic, and social consequences. Happening Feb 25 at noon EST https://t.co/fAFO4nPDa0

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Register for this webinar on "COVID-19, Structural Racism, and Mental Health Inequities: Policy Implications for an Emerging Syndemic" with Drs. Ruth Shim and Steven Starks Feb 25 at noon EST! https://t.co/fAFO4ny2is

[Theatre Exile @TheatreExile]

Join us at 7:30pm 2/22 for Conversations in Exile, where we explore the mental health effects of working in content moderation for social media platforms.

Guests: Dominic A. Sisti, PhD & Martine Kieffer, MSW, LCSW.
Info: https://t.co/wwNAEdD42k

@ScattergoodEthx @PennMedicine

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Scattergood Ethics is a community partner for the show "Sin Eaters" at @TheatreExile Feb 11-28. The show depicts how the daily toil of life transforms our perceptions of ourselves and those around us. Learn more and buy tickets here! @domsisti https://t.co/q9WyY3bdCU

[ScattergoodEthics @ScattergoodEthx]

This paper calls for a broader implementation of problem-solving courts, particularly at the federal level, that would operate according to the principles of therapeutic jurisprudence. https://t.co/Gih4UNXbe5 @BenjaminABarsky @cuc1699
@domsisti

[ScattergoodEthics @ScattergoodEthx]

"Every case must be considered on its own merits, requiring careful assessment of the patient’s capacity to refuse treatment while also weighing the risks associated with intervention versus non-intervention." @domsisti https://t.co/UIynrvnROq

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What does “partial representation” mean in the context of autism advocacy? Learn more in this @PsychToday piece: https://t.co/pIuxEEAy8P