| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Joseph B Fanning |
| Author | Ellen Wright Clayton |
| Abstract | This article provides an overview of a special issue on the religious and spiritual concerns that arise in the provision of genetic services. It introduces some of the challenges in defining religion and spirituality and provides contexts and summaries for the empirical and normative research that appears in the issue. |
| Publication | American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part C, Seminars in Medical Genetics |
| Volume | 151C |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Date | Feb 15, 2009 |
| Journal Abbr | Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajmg.c.30191 |
| ISSN | 1552-4876 |
| Accessed | Tue Feb 22 19:57:06 2011 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 19170098 |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:06:18 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:06:18 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | JC Gonsiorek |
| Author | PS Richards |
| Author | KI Pargament |
| Author | MR McMinn |
| Abstract | Incorporating spirituality and religion into psychotherapy has been controversial, but recent contributions have argued the importance and provided foundations for doing so. Discussions of ethical challenges in this process are emerging, and this contribution discusses several preliminary issues, relying on the Resolution on Religious, Religion-Based and/or Religion-Derived Prejudice adopted by the American Psychological Association in 2007, as guidance when used with the American Psychological Association's (2002) Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. Specifically, this discussion of preliminary challenges addresses competence, bias, maintaining traditions and standards of psychology, and integrity in labeling services for reimbursement. Commentators deepen the discussion, addressing what constitutes minimal competence in this area; effective and truly mutual collaboration with clergy; the high level of ethical complexity and "inherent messiness" of this domain of psychological practice; and the particular challenges of demarcating the boundaries of these domains for regulatory and billing purposes. This discussion offers decidedly preliminary ideas on managing the interface of these domains. Further development is needed before this nascent area approximates precise guidelines or standards. |
| Publication | Professional Psycholog-Research and Practice |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 385-395 |
| Date | AUG 2009 |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0016488 |
| ISSN | 0735-7028 |
| Short Title | Ethical Challenges and Opportunities at the Edge |
| URL | http://apps.isiknowledge.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/full_record.do? product=WOS&search_mode=AdvancedSearch&… |
| Accessed | Sun Nov 1 11:45:40 2009 |
| Library Catalog | ISI Web of Knowledge |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:05:21 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:05:21 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Timothy P Jackson |
| Abstract | In the past, the primary threat to the patient as person was a medical utilitarianism that would sacrifice the individual for the collective, that would coercively (ab)use a person for the sake of an in-group's health or happiness. Today, the threat is not only from vainglorious social groups but also from valorized genes and genomes. An over-valuation of genes risks making persons seem epiphenomenal. A central thesis of this article is that religious healthcare professionals have unique resources to combat this. |
| Publication | American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part C, Seminars in Medical Genetics |
| Volume | 151C |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-94 |
| Date | Feb 15, 2009 |
| Journal Abbr | Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajmg.c.30198 |
| ISSN | 1552-4876 |
| Short Title | The patient as person in an increasingly gene-centric universe |
| Accessed | Tue Feb 22 19:57:48 2011 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 19170083 |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Alan Jotkowitz |
| Author | Ari Z Zivotofsky |
| Abstract | Palliation of pain is universally regarded as a cardinal aspect of end-of-life care. In the early days of the palliative care and hospice movement there was concern that aggressive pain control with opioids could potentially hasten the death of the patient primarily through respiratory depression. For many ethicists and theologians who were opposed to active euthanasia, this raised the difficult question of whether it is permissible to use these potentially harmful medications. Traditional Jewish decisors also addressed this question and their writings can shed light on their attitudes toward terminal care. The purpose of this article is to analyze the view of three highly respected authorities on the use of pain medications with potentially significant side effects in terminal patients. The Jewish position demonstrates how an ancient tradition struggles to develop an ethic consistent with modern sensibilities. Religious decisors scour the ancient sources to find precedents and then apply that wisdom to contemporary questions. Jewish medical ethics by its very nature is highly pluralistic because there is no central body that determines policy and a wide spectrum of opinions are usually found. However, regarding pain treatment there appears to be a broad consensus mandating its aggressive use even at the risk of significant side effects as long as the motivation is relief of suffering. |
| Publication | Journal of Palliative Medicine |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-71 |
| Date | Jan 2010 |
| Journal Abbr | J Palliat Med |
| DOI | 10.1089/jpm.2009.0182 |
| ISSN | 1557-7740 |
| Short Title | "Love your neighbor like yourself" |
| Accessed | Sun Jan 24 16:53:03 2010 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 19827965 |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:04:35 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:04:35 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Frank J. Moncher |
| Author | Craig Steven Titus |
| Abstract | This article discusses the possibility of founding a psychotherapy of virtue on a Roman Catholic anthropology and on an Aristotelian-Thomist virtue theory. We explore the common ground, the diversity, and the therapeutic pathways in a life of virtue. The common ground is rooted in the normativeness of human nature according to cognitive, volitional, emotional, and relational domains, where we find the basic virtue areas identified in the cardinal and theological virtues. The diversity is manifest at the level of human development in which associated virtue strengths and supporting practices are historically and culturally embedded. The therapeutic pathways revisit these levels with a goal of healing. It is argued that the therapeutic process must prioritize attention to emotional wounds to stabilize the foundation for growth in the capacity to become free and responsible agents. In addition, for clients who bring an intention to employ Christian spiritual resources, this psychotherapy concurrently seeks not only symptom reduction and the development of acquired virtue strengths and practices, but also the concomitant development of spiritual ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Publication | Journal of Psychology & Christianity |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-35 |
| Date | Spring2009 2009 |
| ISSN | 07334273 |
| Short Title | Foundations for a Psychotherapy of Virtue |
| Library Catalog | EBSCOhost |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Bjørn K Myskja |
| Abstract | Jürgen Habermas has argued that religious views form a legitimate background for contributions to an open public debate, and that religion plays a particular role in formulating moral intuitions. Translating religious arguments into "generally accessible language" (Habermas, Eur J Philos 14(1):1-25, 2006) to enable them to play a role in political decisions is a common task for religious and non-religious citizens. The article discusses Habermas' view, questioning the particular role of religion, but accepting the significance of including such counter-voices to the predominant views. Furthermore it is pointed out that not only religious but also numerous secular views stand in need of translation to be able to bear on policy matters. Accepting Habermas' general framework, I raise the question whether experts (such as clinicians working in relevant specialised areas of care) participating in political debates on biomedical issues have a duty to state their religious worldview, and to what extent the American government decision to restrict embryo stem cell research is an illegitimate transgression of the State-Church divide. |
| Publication | Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 213-224 |
| Date | Jun 2009 |
| Journal Abbr | Med Health Care Philos |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11019-008-9172-9 |
| ISSN | 1572-8633 |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19034688 |
| Accessed | Mon Mar 28 18:23:36 2011 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 19034688 |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:06:18 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:06:18 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Michael E. Nielsen |
| Author | Jennifer Williams |
| Author | Brandon Randolph-Seng |
| Abstract | Human stem cell research has revived long-standing debates regarding the sanctity and beginning of life. The current study addresses the issue by examining the ability of selected religiosity and personality variables to predict attitudes regarding stem cell research. Participants were given questionnaires measuring attitudes regarding stem cell research, along with the Need for Closure scale, the Internal Control Index, the Need for Uniqueness scale, religious orientation scales, and the Literal-Antiliteral-Mythological scale. Results indicate that those who hold more traditional religious beliefs are likely to oppose stem cell research for moral reasons, whereas those who have a more open-ended approach to religion are likely to be in favor of such research. Results also showed that personality variables were helpful in predicting people's confidence in institutions' ability to manage the ethical questions surrounding such research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Publication | International Journal for the Psychology of Religion |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 81-91 |
| Date | April 2009 |
| DOI | 10.1080/10508610802711095 |
| ISSN | 10508619 |
| Library Catalog | EBSCOhost |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:06:18 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:06:18 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Sue Rice |
| Author | Donna McAuliffe |
| Abstract | Social work practice takes many different forms, depending on purpose and context. An increased diversity in fields and methods of practice has driven the need to explore the intersection between acceptable standards of practice and issues pertaining to religion and spirituality. This discussion utilises the opportunity to co-report on the findings of a selection of similar questions gathered from two independent online survey studies, conducted one year apart, with members of the Australian Association of Social Workers. One study explored attitudes and behaviours about ethical conduct, and the other investigated the role of religion and spirituality in social work practice. Findings from the questions in common, about the acceptability and practice of spiritually-influenced forms of intervention, are presented. These indicate a degree of acceptance, conditional acceptance, and usage for some interventions, and clear non-acceptance and non-usage of others. Implications for ethical thinking in practice, education, and research are explored. |
| Publication | Australian Social Work |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 403-420 |
| Date | Sept. 2009 |
| DOI | 10.1080/03124070902964640 |
| ISSN | 0312-407X |
| Short Title | Ethics of the Spirit |
| URL | http://www.informaworld.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/10.1080/03124070902964640 |
| Accessed | Mon Nov 2 20:44:00 2009 |
| Library Catalog | Informaworld |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:05:21 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:05:21 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Margaret J Tarpley |
| Author | John L Tarpley |
| Abstract | The spiritual dimensions of surgical palliative care encompass recognition of mortality (physician and patient); knowledge of moral and ethical dilemmas of medical decision making; respect for each individual and for all belief systems; responsibility to remain physically and psychologically present for the patient and family; and knowledge of when chaplains, palliative care professionals, or social workers should be consulted. Certain aspects of surgical palliative care distinguish it from palliative care in other medical disciplines such as the 2 definitions (palliative procedure and palliative care), treating a disproportionate share of patients who suffer unforeseen tragic events, and the surgical system. |
| Publication | The Surgical Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 305-315 |
| Date | Apr 2011 |
| Journal Abbr | Surg. Clin. North Am |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.suc.2010.12.007 |
| ISSN | 1558-3171 |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21419253 |
| Accessed | Mon May 9 19:05:24 2011 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 21419253 |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 08:55:49 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 08:55:49 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Elizabeth Johnston Taylor |
| Author | Mark F Carr |
| Abstract | Nurses' religious beliefs influence their motivations and perspectives, including their practice of ethics in nursing care. When the impact of these beliefs is not recognized, great potential for unethical nursing care exists. Thus, this article examines how the theology of one religious tradition, Seventh-day Adventism (SDA), could affect nurses. An overview of SDA history and beliefs is presented, which explains why 'medical missionary' work is central to SDAs. Theological foundations that would permeate an SDA nurse's view of the nursing metaparadigm concepts of person, health, environment (i.e. community), and nursing (i.e. service) are presented. The ethical principles guiding SDA nurses (i.e. principled, case-based, and care ethics) and the implications of these theological foundations for nurses are noted in a case study. |
| Publication | Nursing Ethics |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 707-718 |
| Date | Nov 2009 |
| Journal Abbr | Nurs Ethics |
| DOI | 10.1177/0969733009343135 |
| ISSN | 1477-0989 |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezproxy.bu.edu/pubmed/19889912 |
| Accessed | Mon Nov 23 20:16:44 2009 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 19889912 |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:05:21 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:05:21 2011 |