Psychiatric research ethics: An overview of evolving guidelines and current ethical dilemmas in the study of mental illness

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1025-1038

  Roberts, Laura Weiss ^a   Roberts, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Informed consent; IRBs; Mentally ill; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHIATRY;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL BIOETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION;

BIOETHICS; ETHICS COMMITTEES; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; PSYCHIATRY; RESEARCH;

EID: 0032879055     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(99)00205-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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