Stein D J, Herman A, Kaminer D, Rataemane S, Seedat S, Kessler R C, Williams D
MRC Research Unit on Anxiety Disorders, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2000 Mar;2(1):31-6. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2000.2.1/dstein.
Research in the area of psychological trauma raises a number of complex ethical issues. These include questions about unjustified medicalization of suffering, retraumatization of survivors, the morality of also investigating perpetrators of trauma, and neglecting to provide appropriate intervention. We discuss some of these issues against the backdrop of a study of trauma in South Africa, and the recent work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in that country.
心理创伤领域的研究引发了一些复杂的伦理问题。这些问题包括关于痛苦的不合理医学化、幸存者再次受到创伤、对创伤肇事者进行调查的道德性以及未能提供适当干预等问题。我们结合南非一项创伤研究以及该国真相与和解委员会的近期工作来讨论其中的一些问题。