2019
Go in Peace: Brain Death, Reasonable Accommodation and Jewish Mourning Rituals
Gabbay E, Fins J. Go in Peace: Brain Death, Reasonable Accommodation and Jewish Mourning Rituals. Journal Of Religion And Health 2019, 58: 1672-1686. PMID: 31280412, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00874-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude to DeathBrain DeathCeremonial BehaviorGriefHumansIsraelJewsJudaismNew JerseyNew YorkReligion and MedicineReligion and PsychologySpiritualityConceptsJewish traditionBrain deathDiscretion of individual institutionsLife-sustaining interventionsBrain death per seBrain death criteriaDiscussion of organ donationDetermination of deathReligious objectsWithdrawal of mechanical ventilationPhases of mourningOrthodox JewsRituals of mourningAccommodation lawsPsychological wisdomPhysical bodyUnilateral withdrawalMourning ritualsDetermination of brain deathDeath per seReasonable accommodationOrgan donationTraditionPsychological mechanismsMourning
2018
Psychiatry, Cultural Competency, and the Care of Ultra-Orthodox Jews: Achieving Secular and Theocentric Convergence Through Introspection
Bloch A, Gabbay E, Knowlton S, Fins J. Psychiatry, Cultural Competency, and the Care of Ultra-Orthodox Jews: Achieving Secular and Theocentric Convergence Through Introspection. Journal Of Religion And Health 2018, 57: 1702-1716. PMID: 30078155, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-018-0678-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCognitive Behavioral TherapyCultural CompetencyEthnopsychologyHumansJewsJudaismMental DisordersMental HealthPsychotherapy, PsychodynamicReligion and MedicineConceptsMethods of psychiatryReligious beliefsJewish philosophical traditionPhilosophy of emotionReligious philosophersReligious philosophySecular ideasReligious formsPhilosophical traditionSecular methodsHasidic movementReligious devotionReligious growthSpiritual growthUltra-Orthodox JewsExcessive introspectionEighteenth centurySelf-critiqueMiddle AgesMental health careIntrospectionUltra-Orthodox Jewish populationBeliefsHealth careJewish population
2017
The Care of the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Patient
Gabbay E, McCarthy M, Fins J. The Care of the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Patient. Journal Of Religion And Health 2017, 56: 545-560. PMID: 28102466, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-017-0356-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedFemaleHumansJewsJudaismMaleMental DisordersPregnancyReligion and MedicineTreatment RefusalConceptsStigma associated with mental illnessEnd-of-life decisionsEnd-of-lifeUltra-Orthodox Jewish patientsSystem of valuesModern hospital settingUltra-Orthodox worldEthical scenariosReligious traditionsEnhance careUltra-Orthodox Jewish communityMental illnessPrenatal careModern medical practicePatient autonomyJewish communityHospital settingStandard risk assessmentTraditional societiesMedical practiceCareJewish patientsUnique challengesDivineTradition
2014
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Chemotherapy in an Orthodox Jewish Patient
Meltzer E, Ivascu N, Acres C, Stark M, Furman R, Fins J. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Chemotherapy in an Orthodox Jewish Patient. The Oncologist 2014, 19: 985-989. PMID: 25096998, PMCID: PMC4153457, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDrug TherapyExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHeart FailureHumansJewsJudaismLife Support CareLymphomaPatientsReligion and MedicineConceptsLife-sustaining therapyVA-ECMOBridge to treatmentExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationOrthodox Jewish womenEthics consultationCardiopulmonary supportMembrane oxygenationVenoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenationClinical ethics consultationInitiation of VA-ECMOJewish womenTemporary cardiopulmonary supportAcademic medical centerReceipt of chemotherapyLonger-term therapyVA-ECMO useClinical staffReligious traditionsAbsence of recoveryReligious leadersCultural liaisonsReligious objectsCurable lymphomaChemotherapy induction
2013
Science and Charity
Rodriguez del Pozo P, Fins J. Science and Charity. Academic Medicine 2013, 88: 466. PMID: 23531760, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e318286963c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Death, dying and informatics: misrepresenting religion on MedLine
Rodríguez del Pozo P, Fins J. Death, dying and informatics: misrepresenting religion on MedLine. BMC Medical Ethics 2005, 6: 6. PMID: 15992401, PMCID: PMC1185543, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-6-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-of-life careReligious traditionsEnd-of-lifeInterface of religionPatient's cultural contextChristian traditionIslamic traditionMonotheistic religionsCorrelative dutiesBioethics literatureReligious backgroundReligionTraditionString of wordsScientific topicsCultural contextAmerican writersDenominatorMedical SciencesNational LibraryDutyScienceWritersNational Library of MedicineCulture