AMA Publishing Group: Patient Education/Health Literacy Topic Collection http://pubs.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 02 May 2013 22:46:44 GMT Silverchair editor@pubs.jamanetwork.com webmaster@pubs.jamanetwork.com Evidence-Based Persuasion An Ethical Imperative The Ethics of Evidence-Based Persuasion http://pubs.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1676494 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Shaw D, Elger B. <span class="paragraphSection">The primacy in modern medical ethics of the principle of respect for autonomy has led to the widespread assumption that it is unethical to change someone's beliefs, because doing so would constitute coercion or paternalism. In this Viewpoint we suggest that persuasion is not necessarily paternalistic and is an essential component of modern medical practice.</span> 309 16 1689 1690 10.1001/jama.2013.2179 http://pubs.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1676494