Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Indian J Psychiatry. 2013 Jan;55(1):86-91. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.105525.
Ethics is an understanding of the nature of conflicts arising from moral imperatives and how best we may deal with them. Ethics in medical research deals with the conflicts of interest across various levels. Guidelines have been proposed for standardized ethical practice throughout the globe. The four fundamental principles of ethics which are being underscored are autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice. Some special ethical issues have particular relevance to psychiatric research arising primarily from the specific vulnerabilities of those with mental illness and the risks posed by some research methodologies. Accordingly, sensitivity is required in the design of psychiatric research. It is suggested that though the value of published guidelines and the help that may be available from research ethics committees is quite great, the primary responsibility for maintaining high standards of practice in research rests with research workers themselves.
伦理学是对源于道德准则的冲突的本质的理解，以及我们如何最好地处理这些冲突。医学研究伦理学涉及到各个层面的利益冲突。全球范围内已经提出了指导方针，以规范伦理实践。目前正在强调的伦理学的四项基本原则是自主、不伤害、有益和公正。一些特殊的伦理问题与精神科研究特别相关，主要源于精神疾病患者的特殊脆弱性以及某些研究方法所带来的风险。因此，在设计精神科研究时需要敏感性。有人认为，尽管已发布的指南的价值以及研究伦理委员会可能提供的帮助非常大，但在研究中保持高标准实践的主要责任在于研究人员自身。
