Participant distress in psychiatric research: A systematic review

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 917-926

  Jorm, Anthony F ^a   Kelly, Claire M ^a   Morgan, Amy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEREAVEMENT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGLECT; NEUROSIS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; REFUGEE; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34347239700     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291706009779     Document Type: Review

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