Research ethics in global mental health: AdvancinG culturally responsive mental health research

Transcultural Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 790-805

  Ruiz Casares, Mónica ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

children; consent; global mental health; research ethics; youth

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; RESEARCH ETHICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DECISION MAKING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; PRIVACY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CONFIDENTIALITY; CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INFORMED CONSENT BY MINORS; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84911471628     PISSN: 13634615     EISSN: 14617471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363461514527491     Document Type: Article

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