title: Control groups in psychosocial intervention research: ethical and methodological issues.
abstract: This article summarizes a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) workshop that was convened to address the ethical and methodological issues that arise when conducting controlled psychosocial interventions research and introduces 6 thoughtful and inspiring papers presented by workshop participants. These papers, on topics ranging from informed consent to ethnic minority issues, reflect the depth and breadth of expertise represented by the multidisciplinary group of scientists and ethicists present at the meeting. More extensive follow-up, particularly from federal research applications and publications, of how investigators balance the need for strong research design with ethical considerations may help advance the science of psychosocial intervention research.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health, 6001 Executive Blvd., Room 7160, MSC 9635, Bethesda, MD 20892-9635, USA. Lstreeet@nih.gov
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Street
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Luoma
mesh_terms: D026661:Clinical Trials Data Monitoring Committees; D035061:Control Groups; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010919:Placebos; D011600:Psychopharmacology; D011613:Psychotherapy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design; D036302:Therapeutic Human Experimentation
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos
keywords: Biomedical and Behavioral Research; Mental Health Therapies