Ethical considerations for research and treatment with runaway and homeless adolescents

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 449-463

  Meade, Melissa A ^b   Slesnick, Natasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ethics; Homeless adolescents; Runaways; Treatment consent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MANDATORY REPORTING; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADOLESCENT; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MANDATORY REPORTING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0040081938     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980209604171     Document Type: Article

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