Saks E R, Jeste D V, Granholm E, Palmer B W, Schneiderman L
University of Southern California Law School, 699 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071, USA.
Ethics Behav. 2002;12(1):87-101. doi: 10.1207/S15327019EB1201_6.
Psychiatric research is of critical importance in improving the care of persons with mental illness. Yet it may also raise difficult ethical issues. This article explores those issues in the context of a particular kind of research: psychosocial intervention research with control groups. We discuss 4 broad categories of ethical issues: consent, confidentiality, boundary violations, and risk-benefit issues. We believe that, despite the potential difficulties, psychosocial intervention research is vital and can be accomplished in an ethical manner. Further discussion and research into these issues are warranted.
精神病学研究对于改善精神疾病患者的护理至关重要。然而,它也可能引发棘手的伦理问题。本文在一种特定类型的研究背景下探讨这些问题:设有对照组的社会心理干预研究。我们讨论了四大类伦理问题:同意、保密、违反界限以及风险效益问题。我们认为,尽管存在潜在困难,但社会心理干预研究至关重要,并且可以以符合伦理的方式完成。有必要对这些问题进行进一步的讨论和研究。