Toward Revising the Ethical Boundaries of Research With Noncompetent Subjects

A decade ago, APA issued an official statement warning that the purpose of attending to assessment of the capacities of potential research subjects is to ensure that only subjects capable of giving consent are asked to make decisions about research participation. Over the past few years, significant...

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Published in:The American journal of psychiatry 2009-02, Vol.166 (2), p.131-134
Main Authors: Eth, Spencer, Leong, Gregory B.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis
Alzheimer Disease - psychology
Alzheimer Disease - therapy
Alzheimer's disease
Comprehension
Decision Making
Dementia
Ethics, Research
Health care
Human subjects
Humans
Informed Consent - ethics
Legal Guardians - psychology
Medical ethics
Medical research
Mental Competency
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Summary:A decade ago, APA issued an official statement warning that the purpose of attending to assessment of the capacities of potential research subjects is to ensure that only subjects capable of giving consent are asked to make decisions about research participation. Over the past few years, significant changes in the way biomedical research is being conducted in the United States have included the migration of research from university and voluntary hospitals to proprietary clinical trial companies, larger reimbursements for study subjects, and greater transparency of study protocols and results.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08101600