title: Ethics and the Treatment of the Mentally Ill, Homeless Person: a Perspective on Psychiatry Resident Training.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The authors outline the unique ethical challenges that psychiatry residents face in working with individuals who are homeless and mentally ill. The authors also propose steps to develop effective teaching methods with residents working with these patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors reviewed literature relevant to the training of psychiatry residents in ethics and treating individuals who are homeless and mentally ill.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The authors summarize current literature and, with the use of case examples, provide guidelines for effective teaching.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Teaching psychiatry residents who are working in the community with individuals who are mentally ill and homeless needs to address a number of unique ethical conflicts that arise in this area. The authors outline approaches to this teaching.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA. Jeffrey.g.stovall@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stovall
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Sheryl B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Fleisch
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Hunter L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: McQuistion
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hackman
authors.affiliation: Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Toi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000941:ethics
keywords: Community psychiatry; Ethics; Residents