Ethical issues in psychiatric research.
The field of psychiatric research ethics has evolved in recent years. This evolution seems to stem from the efforts of various groups (eg, medical ethicists, regulatory bodies, and the profession's own association, the APA) and from increased understanding of the endeavor of psychiatric empirical research. Current data regarding mental illness highlight the need for the continued expansion of psychiatric research to help relieve the suffering of the many individuals whom mental illness affects. The ethics for psychiatric research should parallel this expansion of psychiatric research to ensure that studies sufficiently address ethical considerations and thus foster the proper, delicate balance between progress and protection (see Table 1).
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Liliana Kalogjera
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. liliana.kalogjera@va.gov
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics* / Q000639:trends; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D030661:Genetic Privacy / Q000941:ethics; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D018579:Patient Selection / Q000941:ethics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011361:Professional Competence; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000941:ethics*; D012107:Research Design / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology