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Living Through a Revolution: The Coming‐of‐Age of Ethical Anatomy

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ethical issues in anatomy have evolved over many years, driven by a medley of forces both internal and external to anatomy. Since the 1960s the focus of these developments has been on the centrality of informed consent of the donors and/or their families.
David Gareth Jones
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Attitudes towards euthanasia and assisted suicide: a cross-sectional study among physicians in Estonia

BMJ Open
Objective This study aimed to analyse the attitudes of physicians working in Estonia towards the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide, their willingness to perform these practices and the association of these factors with a range of physician ...
Aime Keis, Anneli Uusküla, Heti Pisarev, Anu Aluoja, Kadri Suija   +4 more
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Assisted Suicide: Is There a Future? Ethical and Nursing Considerations

, 1996
It is imperative that nurses take a personal and professional stand in the debate regarding physician-assisted suicide. Through case examples, this article defines and illustrates forms of euthanasia, including active and passive, voluntary and ...
Kowalski, Susan D.
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Genomic Insights Into Risperidone Treatment Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: Experience From a Psychiatric Hospital Serving Rural Youth

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Risperidone is a commonly used antipsychotic for treating psychiatric illness in children and adolescents. There is a large variability in risperidone response and discontinuation rates remain high. Pharmacogenomics offers the opportunity to improve risperidone outcomes, yet studies in pediatric populations are limited.
Jack W. Staples, Shayna R. Killam, Karen E. Brown, Rachel Dalton, Elizabeth Sather, Qiang Chen, Joshua Loveland, Corbin Schwanke, Abdallah F. Elias, Kristin L. Bigos, Erica L. Woodahl   +10 more
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Determinants of Public Attitudes towards Euthanasia in Adults and Physician-Assisted Death in Neonates in Austria: A National Survey.

PLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundEuthanasia remains a controversial topic in both public discourses and legislation. Although some determinants of acceptance of euthanasia and physician-assisted death have been identified in previous studies, there is still a shortage of ...
Erwin Stolz, Nathalie Burkert, Franziska Großschädl, Éva Rásky, Willibald J Stronegger, Wolfgang Freidl   +5 more
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A Little Support Goes a Long Way: A Mixed‐Methods Pilot Study of Supported Digital CBTe for Recurrent Binge Eating

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Eating disorders characterized by recurrent binge eating are prevalent, impairing, and undertreated. Digital programme‐led interventions may increase access to recommended treatments, but completion rates are variable. Adding brief human support to digital programmes may improve completion and outcomes.
Rebecca Murphy, Emma L. Osborne, Charandeep K. Khera   +2 more
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Physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia and palliative sedation: attitudes and knowledge of medical students

GMS Journal for Medical Education, 2016
Objectives: In November 2015, the German Federal Parliament voted on a new legal regulation regarding assisted suicide. It was decided to amend the German Criminal Code so that any “regular, repetitive offer” (even on a non-profit basis) of assistance in
Anneser, Johanna, Jox, Ralf J., Thurn, Tamara, Borasio, Gian Domenico   +3 more
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Physician-Assisted Suicide: Promoting Autonomy -- or Medicalizing Suicide?

, 1999
Assisted suicide, many argue, honors self-determination in returning control of their dying to patients themselves. But physician assistance and measures proposed to safeguard patients from coercion in fact return ultimate authority over this "private ...
Salem, Tania
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Influence of 6‐Trifluoromethyluracil Versus Chloride Counterions in the Properties of Bis‐(1,10‐Phenanthroline)chloridecopper(II) Motif: Spectroscopic and In Vitro Biological Activity Assays

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, EarlyView.
This work explores the influence of 6‐trifluoromethyluracil versus chloride counterions on the antibacterial and antitumoral activities of bis‐(1,10‐phenanthroline)chloridecopper(II) motif. The counterion modulates antibacterial potency and the identity of the dominant reactive species, while leaving DNA recognition by the shared cation essentially ...
Francisco Mastrobuono‐Cordeiro, Gabriele de M. Pereira, Douglas H. Nakahata, Stefano Scoditti, Fernanda V. P. de V. Azevedo, Letícia P. de Oliveira, Silmara C. L. Frajácomo, Javier Ellena, Pedro H. de O. Santiago, Daniel Reta, Gilberto C. Franchi, Wilton R. Lustri, Carmen S. P. Lima, Pedro P. Corbi, Raphael E. F. de Paiva   +14 more
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Euthanasia and assisted suicide in patients with personality disorders: a review of current practice and challenges

Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 2020
Background Over the last two decades an increasing number of countries have legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) leading to considerable debate over the inherent ethical dilemmas.
Lars Mehlum, Christian Schmahl, Ann Berens, Stephan Doering, Joost Hutsebaut, Andres Kaera, Ueli Kramer, Paul Anthony Moran, Babette Renneberg, Joaquim Soler Ribaudi, Sebastian Simonsen, Michaela Swales, Svenja Taubner, Ester di Giacomo   +13 more
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