2015
Ethics of neuromodulation in psychiatry
Fins J, Pohl B. Ethics of neuromodulation in psychiatry. 2015, 15-26. DOI: 10.1002/9781118801086.ch2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere psychiatric illnessHealth care systemNeuropsychiatric conditionsPsychiatric illnessPervasive stigmaMental illnessCare systemDeep brain stimulationBrain stimulationClinical ethicsMoral dilemmasDerivative questionsIllnessEthicsDevice regulationNeuromodulationTranslational researchClinical needPsychiatryStigmaHealthBrainIntervention
2011
A neuromodulation experience registry for deep brain stimulation studies in psychiatric research: Rationale and recommendations for implementation
Synofzik M, Fins J, Schlaepfer T. A neuromodulation experience registry for deep brain stimulation studies in psychiatric research: Rationale and recommendations for implementation. Brain Stimulation 2011, 5: 653-655. PMID: 22100456, DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2011.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Neuromodulation, free will and determinism: lessons from the psychosurgery debate
Fins J. Neuromodulation, free will and determinism: lessons from the psychosurgery debate. Clinical Neuroscience Research 2004, 4: 113-118. DOI: 10.1016/j.cnr.2004.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
From psychosurgery to neuromodulation and palliation: history's lessons for the ethical conduct and regulation of neuropsychiatric research
Fins J. From psychosurgery to neuromodulation and palliation: history's lessons for the ethical conduct and regulation of neuropsychiatric research. Neurosurgery Clinics Of North America 2003, 14: 303-319. PMID: 12856496, DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(02)00118-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric illnessDeep brain stimulationObsessive-compulsive disorderEra of psychosurgerySevere psychiatric illnessTreat psychiatric illnessBrain stimulationTreatment of Parkinson's diseaseModulation of consciousnessTraumatic brain injurySomatic therapiesNeuropsychiatric researchPrefrontal lobotomyBrain injuryCongressional callsPsychosurgeryParkinson's diseaseImplanted deep brain stimulationNeuromodulationIllnessHistory lessonsPsychiatristsPsychiatryLobotomyWidespread condemnation