Legal and Ethical Aspects of Psychiatric Research

HENRY A. DAVIDSONAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 126, Number 2

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.126.2.237

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The psychiatric investigator may face dilemmas arising from the ethical obligation to obtain a patient's "fully informed" consent for the use of an experimental drug, a placebo, or a form of therapy that may produce unwanted side effects. Research may also be complicated by the obligation to respect the confidentiality of physician-patient communications. Observing that there are no easy answers to the questions he raises, the author concludes that human responsibility is one of the most important elements in psychiatric research.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 126 • Number 2 • August 1969

Pages: 237 - 240

PubMed: 5804809

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Published in print: August 1969

Published online: 1 April 2006

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HENRY A. DAVIDSON

276 Prospect St., East Orange, N. J. 07017

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