Biography:Eric Cassell
Eric Jonathan Cassell (August 29, 1928 – September 24, 2021) was an American physician and bioethicist.
Early life and education
Eric Jonathan Goldstein was born on August 29, 1928, in New York City.[1] He and his brother changed their surname to Cassell to render it closer to their grandfather's name, which was changed at Ellis Island.[1] He received a BS from Queens College, City University of New York, in 1950, an MA from Columbia University, also in 1950, and an MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1954.[1][2]
Career
Cassell taught at Cornell University Medical College and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and practiced at French Hospital and New York Hospital.[3] He was elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine in 1982.[4]
According to a 2019 critical review of Cassell's work, his views on the nature of suffering were "close to canonical" in the medical community.[5] Cassell advanced a subjective view of suffering, according to which the condition must be understood by reference to the beliefs and perceptions of the person experiencing it.[5]
In 2001, Cassell published a study in Annals of Internal Medicine that assessed the decision-making capacity of severely ill adults, finding that their decision-making abilities were similar to those of children under 10. Commenting on his findings, Cassell stated, "I think it's grossly unfair and I actually think it's an abuse of a patient to put someone in a position to make decisions when they don't have the capacity to make them."[6]
Cassell died on September 24, 2021, in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.[1]
Books
- Cassell, Eric J. (1976). The Healer's Art: A New Approach to the Doctor-Patient Relationship. Philadelphia: Lippincott. ISBN 0-397-01098-2. OCLC 1958247.[7]
- Cassell, Eric J. (1997-07-24). Doctoring: The Nature of Primary Care Medicine. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195113235.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-511323-5.[8]
- Cassell, Eric J. (2004-04-08). The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195156164.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-515616-4.[9]
- Cassell, Eric J. (2012-12-05). The Nature of Healing: The Modern Practice of Medicine. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195369052.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-536905-2.[10]
Further reading
- Duffee, Charlotte (September 2020). "What really is the nature of suffering? Three problems with Eric Cassell's concept of distress" (in en). Bioethics 34 (7): 695–702. doi:10.1111/bioe.12748. ISSN 0269-9702. PMID 32627862.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Roberts, Sam (2021-10-14). "Dr. Eric Cassell, Bioethicist Who Put the Patient First, Dies at 93" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/science/eric-cassell-dead.html.
- ↑ Nemeh, Katherine H., ed (2007). American Men and Women of Science (23d ed.). Thomson Gale. p. 102. Gale K3099017807. ISBN 978-1-4144-0974-0. OCLC 77517165.
- ↑ "Cassell, Eric J.". 2005. https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/cassell-eric-j.
- ↑ "Eric J. Cassell, M.D." (in en-US). National Academy of Medicine. https://nam.edu/member/?member_id=Es2kbojUBwk1hqtSsQMlnA%3D%3D.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tate, Tyler; Pearlman, Robert (2019). "What We Mean When We Talk About Suffering—and Why Eric Cassell Should Not Have the Last Word" (in en). Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 62 (1): 95–110. doi:10.1353/pbm.2019.0005. ISSN 1529-8795. PMID 31031299.
- ↑ Tarkan, Laurie (2001-10-02). "Debating Patients' Capacity to Decide" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/02/health/debating-patients-capacity-to-decide.html.
- ↑ Reviews of The Healer's Art:
- Kessler, Richard H. (1977). "The Healer's Art: A New Approach to the Doctor-Patient Relationship by Eric J. Cassell" (in en). Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 20 (3): 461–462. doi:10.1353/pbm.1977.0059. ISSN 1529-8795.
- Wolff, Grace S. (1976-09-06). "The Healer's Art: A New Approach to the Doctor-Patient Relationship" (in en). JAMA 236 (10): 1172. doi:10.1001/jama.1976.03270110068040. ISSN 0098-7484.
- Rosenberg, Mervin (February 1977). "The Healer's Art: A New Approach to the Doctor-Patient Relationship" (in en). The American Journal of Psychiatry 134 (2): 220–a–221. doi:10.1176/ajp.134.2.220-a. ISSN 0002-953X.
- ↑ Reviews of Doctoring:
- Madison, Donald L. (1997-11-19). "Doctoring: The Nature of Primary Care" (in en). JAMA 278 (19): 1628. doi:10.1001/jama.1997.03550190098059. ISSN 0098-7484.
- Thompson, Trevor (October 2003). "Doctoring: the nature of primary care medicine" (in en). Family Practice 20 (5): 613–614. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmg522. ISSN 1460-2229.
- Geiger, H. Jack (1997-11-27). "Book Review of Doctoring: The nature of primary care medicine" (in en). The New England Journal of Medicine 337 (22): 1637. doi:10.1056/NEJM199711273372221. ISSN 0028-4793.
- ↑ Reviews of The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine:
- Meilaender, Gilbert (1992-04-01). "The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine". Commentary 93 (4): 58. ProQuest 1290083511. ISSN 0010-2601.
- Egan, Mary (December 1994). "Book Review: The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine" (in en). Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 61 (5): 287. doi:10.1177/000841749406100513. ISSN 0008-4174.
- Astrow, Alan B. (1993). "The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine By Eric Cassell" (in en). Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 37 (1): 150–152. doi:10.1353/pbm.1994.0033. ISSN 1529-8795.
- ↑ Reviews of The Nature of Healing:
- Kontos, Nicholas (January 2014). "The Nature of Healing: The Modern Practice of Medicine" (in en). The American Journal of Psychiatry 171 (1): 122–123. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13030429. ISSN 0002-953X.
- Vincent, A. (September 2014). "The Nature of Healing: The Modern Practice of Medicine" (in en). Journal of Palliative Medicine 17 (9): 1078. doi:10.1089/jpm.2014.9407. ISSN 1096-6218.
- Blinderman, Craig D. (August 2013). "The Nature of Healing" (in en). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 46 (2): 303–304. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.03.005.
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