Ethics of asking trauma-related questions and exposing participants to arousal-inducing stimuli

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 27-55

  Carter Visscher, Robin M ^a   Naugle, Amy E ^a   Bell, Kathryn M ^a   Suvak, Michael K ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Childhood; Ethics; Human subjects; Maltreatment; Participant reaction; Trauma research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH ETHICS; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; CHILD ABUSE; COMMUNICATION; CRIME VICTIMS; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 36549072534     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J229v08n03_03     Document Type: Article

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