Boundary-blurred behaviors in academic teachers-students facebook interaction: are guidelines needed? A cross-sectional study.

Background: Communication via social networks has different norms than in the "offline" world and broadens the sphere of student-teacher interactions. Facebook is mainly used for social interaction and information sharing. However, it also serves as an education and learning platform.

An Ethical Perspective on the Democratization of Mental Health With Generative AI.

Knowledge has become more open and accessible to a large audience with the "democratization of information" facilitated by technology. This paper provides a sociohistorical perspective for the theme issue "Responsible Design, Integration, and Use of Generative AI in Mental Health." It evaluates ethical considerations in using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for the democratization of mental health knowledge and practice.

Caregivers' perceptions of compulsory treatment of physical illness in involuntarily psychiatric hospitalization.

Background: Physical morbidity is rife among patients with serious mental illness. When they are involuntarily hospitalized and even treated, they may still refuse treatment for physical illness leading clinicians to wonder about the ethics of coercing such treatments.

Research Aim: This survey study explored psychiatric caregivers' perceptions on whether compulsory treatment of physical illness is legal and whether it is justifiable in patients with serious mental illness and under what circumstances.

Effect of ethnicity, country of origin and workplace on health behaviors and health perception among nurses: Cross-sectional study.

Purpose: The study aimed to (1) examine health behaviors and perceived health among nurses; (2) analyze the effect of nurses' personal and work characteristics on these variables; and (3) explore the relationship between health behaviors and nurses' health perception.

Design And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses working in health care organizations (HCOs) across Israel. An email with the online questionnaire was sent to nurses working in 19 HCOs across Israel during September-December 2018.

Nursing students' experiences and perceptions of an anatomy laboratory session: Mixed methods study.

Many nursing curricula do not offer anatomy laboratories and exposure to cadaveric material. In this mixed methods study, nursing students' perceptions and experiences from an anatomy laboratory session were examined. Students from two academic nursing programs (a four-year general baccalaureate nursing program and a two-year accelerated nursing program for non-nursing baccalaureate graduates) took part in an anatomy laboratory session (N = 223).

When do caregivers ignore the veil of ignorance? An empirical study on medical triage decision-making.

In principle, all patients deserve to receive optimal medical treatment equally. However, in situations in which there is scarcity of time or resources, medical treatment must be prioritized based on a triage. The conventional guidelines of medical triage mandate that treatment should be provided based solely on medical necessity regardless of any non-medical value-oriented considerations ("worst-first").

Nurses' perceptions of pain management adequacy in mechanically ventilated patients.

Aims And Objectives: To examine how nurses' knowledge of behaviours indicating pain in mechanically ventilated patients and self-perceived collaboration between nurses and physicians affects the adequacy of departmental pain management.

Background: Pain management is a vital factor of medical treatment in a hospital setting. Inadequate pain management requires attention both from a patient-focused perspective and from a departmental one.

Psychiatrists' Media Involvement: A Survey of Attitudes.

Background: Psychiatrists may face challenging core medical ethics questions since the media encourages their assistance and participation at various levels. This paper examines attitudes of psychiatrists regarding their involvement with the media and their view of their professional association in such incidents.

Methods: A survey was completed by a convenience sample of 81 Israeli psychiatrists.

Experiences, behaviors, and perceptions of registered nurses regarding research ethics and misconduct.

Background: Nurses engaging in research are held to research ethics standards.

Research Aim: Examine experiences, behaviors, and perceptions of nurses in Israel regarding research ethics and explore possible related factors.

Research Design: An original investigator-designed self-administered questionnaire measured five variables: (a) ethics in research, (b) encountered research misconduct during the course of one's studies, (c) the inclination to fabricate data, (d) the inclination to select or omit data, and (e) knowledge of research misconduct in the workplace.

Specific Ethical Codes for Mental Health Care Professionals: Do We Need to Annotate?

Background: In Israel a general code of ethics exists for physicians, drafted by the Israel Medical Association. The question arises whether psychiatrists require a separate set of ethical guidelines.

Objectives: To examine the positions of Israeli psychiatrists with regard to ethics in general and professional ethics in particular, and to explore opinions regarding a code of ethics or ethical guidelines for psychiatry.

Procedural immunity of the district psychiatrists and members of the district psychiatric committees against civil wrongs claims in Israel.

In the public sector, psychiatrists as well as other physicians and mental health workers are subject to legal claims as a result of their clinical decisions. Until 2006, these professionals had no procedural immunity for such claims. The paper describes the legal change that took place in Israel since February 2006 with regard to some civil servants, including District Psychiatrists and members of District Psychiatric Committees.

Treatment of sex offenders in Israeli prison settings.

The number of incarcerated sex offenders in the Israeli prison system has steadily increased during the past decade. While treatment of sex offenders is complex, treatment of those in prison seems to be more challenging. This publication presents major considerations and dilemmas, clinical as well as ethics-related, derived from the experience of the psychiatric division in the Israeli prison service in treating sex offenders in this special setting.

Qur'anic healing for spiritual ailments: between tradition, religious law and contemporary law.

Qur'anic healing [al'ilaj bi-lqur'an] is a traditional spiritual healing method based on the Qur'an. It is practiced in various Muslim communities for the treatment of mental afflictions and other ailments. Through Qur'anic healing, the wider issue of religious and cultural related healing is presented, and the question of possible cooperation between physicians and healers is raised.

Abortion in Islamic countries--legal and religious aspects.

The debate over abortion is still controversial as ever. As one of every four people in the world is of the Muslim religion, it is important to learn more about the Islamic point of view toward this dilemma in medical ethics. The first part of this paper gives a general view of the sources of Islamic law and discusses modern developments in Islamic medical ethics regarding abortion.