Ethical Issues in Psychiatric Research
A Resource Manual on Human Subjects Research
Published on 1. January 1999
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-0-89042-281-6 (ISBN)
Description
Recent advances in mental illness treatment illustrate the tremendous potential for medical progress through research. As a result, it has become imperative for the clinical researcher to be aware of the complex ethical issues surrounding medical research -- more than ever before. Written by recognized experts in the field, Ethics in Psychiatric Research provides a comprehensive overview of the ethical concerns and regulations covering medical research on human subjects. This practical manual presents the pros and cons of alternative approaches to consider for informed consent and other ethical issues related to clinical research into mental disorders. It examines methods for assessing and monitoring the quality of care during and after research. And it reviews how to effectively inform subjects of the risks and benefits of research. Ethics in Psychiatric Research discusses surrogate decision making and advance directives issues that arise when working with cognitively impaired research subjects.
Covering of the special issues pertinent to conducting research with children and adolescents and people who abuse substances, the book includes an excellent chapter on patient and family concerns about research. Providing much-needed information for clinical investigators on important ethical principles and regulations in psychiatric research, this annotated volume offers extensive references and appendixes that aid in further understanding.
Covering of the special issues pertinent to conducting research with children and adolescents and people who abuse substances, the book includes an excellent chapter on patient and family concerns about research. Providing much-needed information for clinical investigators on important ethical principles and regulations in psychiatric research, this annotated volume offers extensive references and appendixes that aid in further understanding.
Reviews / Votes
This is very practical and much-needed book that addresses many of the critical questions and issues involved in clinical research involving human subjects who are cognitively impaired... Highly recommended for all health science and academic libraries. E-StreamsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
VA
United States
Publishing group
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
771 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89042-281-6 (9780890422816)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Harold Alan Pincus, M.D., is Professor and Executive Vice Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry in the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Senior Scientist and Director of RAND at the University of Pittsburgh Health Research Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry, Pharmacology, and Radiology, Vice Chair of Research, and Director of Mental Health, Clinical Research Center, Department of Pychiatry at the University of North Carolina Medical School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Sandy Ferris is Assistant Director of the Office of Research at the American Psychiatric Association in Washington, D.C.
Content
Introduction. Ethical principles and history. Issues in clinical research design: principles, practices, and controversies. Providing quality care in the context of clinical research. Subjects' capacity to consent to neurobiological research. Surrogate decision making and advance directives with cognitively impaired research subjects. Informing subjects of risks and benefits. Special issues in mental health/illness research with children and adolescents. Clinical research in substance abuse: human subjects issues. Consumer and family concerns about research involving human subjects. Administrative issues and informed consent. Appendixes. Index.