Talk:Iatrogenesis

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Due to the controversy surrounding assisted suicide, I am removing it from the list of iatrogenic circumstances, but leaving the brief mention in the text of that section.Daries 17:26, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

I disagree with this decision. A section on medically assisted suicide should be amplified because of it's cultural relevance and it's pertinence to this topic. It is perhaps the MOST pertinent modern example of iatrogeniesis.

remember, the term means Doctor caused. The term is neutral and can mean good and bad so try to keep your bias out of the decision on whether or not you want euthenasia to be considered doctor caused.

[edit] Many problems here

At the moment the article is purely about clinical iatrogenesis. I removed an article about social iatrogenesis because it was unsourced and vaguely biased against DSM, which is not the subject here.

Where are the really relevant sources? I'd like to see Ivan Illich and his cultural iatrogenesis here. JFW | T@lk 01:46, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inconsistencies

Why are iatrogenic deaths not mentioned in the List of causes of death by rate article? Acetone, 8 November 2006

[edit] Mis-reference to complementary and alternative medicine as being the same

I apologize if I am not doing this correctly but this is my first time to contribute. I am bothered by a reference in this article to Complementary and Alternative medicine as being the same: Further, iatrogenic illness or death is not restricted to Western medicine: alternative medicine (sometimes referred to as complementary medicine) may be considered an equal source of iatrogenesis for the same reasons.

NIH's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine differentiates the two as distinct from each other stating the Complementary medicine is used "together with conventional medicine" and Alternative medicine is used "in place of." Examples cited are aromatherapy for the former and "a special diet to treat cancer instead of undergoing surgery, radtiation...recommended by a conventional doctor" for the latter. Based on this distinction, it appears that complementary medicine should be removed from the citation that coincides with alternative medicine.

It is still possible that complementary therapists may cause iatrogenesis, but I would think it would be as a therapist working with conventional medical practitioner and therefore part of the previous reference in the article as "as a result of actions by others". Thanks for your consideration of this comment. Jgcarney 17:05, 1 March 2007 (UTC)