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View article: Understanding Social, Cultural, and Religious Factors Influencing Medical Decision-Making on BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing in the Orthodox Jewish Community
Understanding Social, Cultural, and Religious Factors Influencing Medical Decision-Making on BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing in the Orthodox Jewish Community Open
Introduction: Although the prevalence of a pathogenic variant in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes is about 1:400 (0.25%) in the general population, the prevalence is as high as 1:40 (2.5%) among the Ashkenazi Jewish population. Despite cost-effec…
View article: Examining Average Age at First Marriage within Orthodox Judaism: A Large Community‐Based Study
Examining Average Age at First Marriage within Orthodox Judaism: A Large Community‐Based Study Open
Marriage trends across global communities are influenced by demographic and cultural factors. The marriage age of secular Americans, and multiple religious groups are affected by gender and religious affiliation, but this has not been exam…
View article: Children and telehealth: Not as simple as giving away tablets
Children and telehealth: Not as simple as giving away tablets Open
View article: Children and Telehealth in Mental Healthcare: What We Have Learned From COVID‐19 and 40,000+ Sessions
Children and Telehealth in Mental Healthcare: What We Have Learned From COVID‐19 and 40,000+ Sessions Open
Implicit in the data is the ability to offer remotely, a high volume of ongoing behavioral intervention. Findings support TH as less preferred for children than adults while indicating that child TH is favored for psychiatry and support se…
View article: Supplementary Material for: Understanding Factors Associated with Uptake of<b><i> BRCA1/2</i></b>Genetic Testing<b><i></i></b>among Orthodox Jewish Women in the USA Using a Mixed-Methods Approach
Supplementary Material for: Understanding Factors Associated with Uptake of<b><i> BRCA1/2</i></b>Genetic Testing<b><i></i></b>among Orthodox Jewish Women in the USA Using a Mixed-Methods Approach Open
Background/Aims: Ashkenazi Jews have a 1:40 prevalence of BRCA1/2 mutations. Orthodox Jews are an understudied population with unique cultural and religious factors that may influence BRCA1/2 genetic testing upt…
View article: Understanding Factors Associated with Uptake of<b><i> BRCA1/2</i></b> Genetic Testing<b><i></i></b> among Orthodox Jewish Women in the USA Using a Mixed-Methods Approach
Understanding Factors Associated with Uptake of<b><i> BRCA1/2</i></b> Genetic Testing<b><i></i></b> among Orthodox Jewish Women in the USA Using a Mixed-Methods Approach Open
Background/Aims: Ashkenazi Jews have a 1:40 prevalence of BRCA1/2 mutations. Orthodox Jews are an understudied population with unique cultural and religious factors that may influence BRCA1/2 genetic testing upt…
View article: Population-Based Study of Attitudes toward<i>BRCA</i>Genetic Testing among Orthodox Jewish Women
Population-Based Study of Attitudes toward<i>BRCA</i>Genetic Testing among Orthodox Jewish Women Open
Given the high prevalence (1 in 40) of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations among Ashkenazi Jews, population-based BRCA genetic testing in this ethnic subgroup may detect more mutation carriers. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among Orthodox Je…