Taimur Kouser, MD, MA
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2026
A Mirror for Bioethics Education in Medical Training
Kouser T, Shareef S, Kouser H. A Mirror for Bioethics Education in Medical Training. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2026, 26: 47-49. PMID: 41817328, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2026.2623858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetaining Patient-Firstness in Artificially Intelligent Healthcare
Kouser T, Shareef S. Retaining Patient-Firstness in Artificially Intelligent Healthcare. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2026, 26: 39-41. PMID: 41678673, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2025.2608648.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Perceived Barriers to Addiction Family Support Groups in the American Muslim Community
Kouser T, Raheemullah A. Perceived Barriers to Addiction Family Support Groups in the American Muslim Community. Psychiatric Services 2024, 75: 1293-1294. PMID: 39616464, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Brief Overview of the Islamic Ethics of Suicide and Suicide-Related Contemporary Issues from a Sunnī Perspective: A Primer for Clinicians and Researchers
Zia B, Kouser T, Helal H, Awaad R. A Brief Overview of the Islamic Ethics of Suicide and Suicide-Related Contemporary Issues from a Sunnī Perspective: A Primer for Clinicians and Researchers. Journal Of Religion And Health 2024, 63: 968-984. PMID: 38421564, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-024-02007-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverview of IslamIslamic ethicsContemporary moral issuesEthics of suicideSanctity of lifeSunni perspectiveIslamic faithMoral objectionsEthical positionMoral issuesIslamEnglish language resourcesFoundational principlesContemporary issuesLegal positionFaithSunniMuslimsReligionSanctitySuicideMedical assistanceCompassionPsychosocial resiliency factorsProhibitionDeveloping a Suicide Crisis Response Team in America: An Islamic Perspective
Awaad R, Durrani Z, Quadri Y, Sifat M, Hussein A, Kouser T, El-Gabalawy O, Rajeh N, Shareef S. Developing a Suicide Crisis Response Team in America: An Islamic Perspective. Journal Of Religion And Health 2024, 63: 985-1001. PMID: 38245908, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01993-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuslim communityMuslim populationResponses to suicideIslamic lensFaith traditionsIslamic perspectiveReligious leadersIslamic prohibitionReligious factorsMuslim adultsCrisis response teamsMental health servicesResponse teamMental health professionalsPublic health issueHealth professionalsHealthcare providersUnited StatesHealth servicesSuicide mortalityTragedySuicide preventionPrevention effortsCause of deathHealth issues
2023
Addressing Religious and Spiritual Diversity in Moral Injury Care: Five Perspectives
Pyne J, Currier J, Hinkson K, Usset T, Abeita L, Dordal P, Kouser T, Awaad R, Weber M, Griffin B. Addressing Religious and Spiritual Diversity in Moral Injury Care: Five Perspectives. Current Treatment Options In Psychiatry 2023, 10: 446-462. DOI: 10.1007/s40501-023-00308-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReligious/spiritual strugglesMoral injuryLatter-day SaintsIndividual actionsReligious/spiritual traditionsRoman CatholicismMoral beliefsSpiritual traditionsReligious/spiritual leadersSpiritual diversitySpiritual wayMoral injury symptomsTraditionStrugglesAgnosticismCatholicismChurchIslamMoralityChaplainsSaintBeliefsWitnessLeadersGuiltAlzheimer’s disease and epilepsy: shared neuropathology guides current and future treatment strategies
Lu O, Kouser T, Skylar-Scott I. Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy: shared neuropathology guides current and future treatment strategies. Frontiers In Neurology 2023, 14: 1241339. PMID: 37936917, PMCID: PMC10626492, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1241339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsCo-morbid ADClinical trialsClinical trials of levetiracetamHigh riskAmyloid-related imaging abnormalitiesFirst-generation neurolepticsPractical treatment considerationsTrial of levetiracetamAlzheimer's diseaseProlonged EEG monitoringNeuropsychiatric featuresNorepinephrine reuptake inhibitorsHistory of epilepsyTreatment of cognitionDevelopment of novel therapeuticsLate-onset epilepsyAmyloid beta 42Reuptake inhibitorsHippocampal hyperexcitabilityFeatures of ADClinical decision-makingEEG monitoringImaging abnormalitiesTreatment strategies
2022
Addressing Mental Health Through Community Partnerships in a Muslim Community
Awaad R, Obaid E, Kouser T, Ali S. Addressing Mental Health Through Community Partnerships in a Muslim Community. Psychiatric Services 2022, 74: 96-99. PMID: 36065581, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthMental health initiativesMental health servicesMental health challengesCommunity-centered approachMuslim communityHealth initiativesHealth servicesCommunity partnershipsHealth challengesMuslim mental healthHealthAmerican MuslimsInstitutional mistrustMuslimsDiverse stakeholdersPartnershipCommunityStigma
2021
Health-Related Digital Autonomy: An Important, But Unfinished Step
Kouser T, Ward J. Health-Related Digital Autonomy: An Important, But Unfinished Step. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2021, 21: 31-33. PMID: 34152916, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1926591.Peer-Reviewed Original Research