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Ethical issues in forensic psychiatric research on mentally disordered offenders

Munthe C, Radovic S, Anckarsäter H.University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.Bioethics. 2010 Jan;24(1):35-44. This paper analyses ethical issues in forensic psychiatric research on mentally disordered offenders, especially those detained in the psychiatric treatment system. The idea of a ‘dual role’ dilemma afflicting forensic psychiatry is more complicated than acknowledged. Our suggestion acknowledges the good of criminal […]

Forced sexual intercourse, suicidality, and binge drinking among adolescent girls

Behnken MP, Le YC, Temple JR, Berenson AB.Iowa State University, United States.Addict Behav. 2009 Dec 21. Although sexual assault victimization has been shown to predict suicidality, little is known about the mechanisms linking these two factors. Using cross-sectional data (N=6364) from the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, binge drinking significantly mediated the relationship between forced […]

Vitamin D, nervous system and aging

Tuohimaa P, Keisala T, Minasyan A, Cachat J, Kalueff A.Medical School, University of Tampere, 33014 Tampere, Finland.Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2009 Dec;34 Suppl 1:S278-86. This is a mini-review of vitamin D(3), its active metabolites and their functioning in the central nervous system (CNS), especially in relation to nervous system pathologies and aging. The vitamin D(3) endocrine system consists […]

Ethical and human rights imperatives to ensure medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence in prisons and pre-trial detention

Bruce RD, Schleifer RA.Yale University AIDS Program, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Program, Human Rights Watch, United States Int J Drug Policy. 2008 Feb;19(1):17-23. Epub 2008 Jan 15. Opioid dependence is a complex medical condition affecting neurocognitive and physical functioning. Forced or abrupt opioid withdrawal may cause profound physical and psychological suffering, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, […]

MRI brain activation in first-episode bipolar mania during a response inhibition task

Strakowski SM, Adler CM, Cerullo MA, Eliassen JC, Lamy M, Fleck DE, Lee JH, Delbello MP.Division of Bipolar Disorders Research, Department of Psychiatry, and the Center for Imaging Research, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USAEarly Interv Psychiatry. 2008 Nov;2(4):225-233. OBJECTIVES: Impulsivity is common in bipolar disorder, especially during mania. Understanding the functional neuroanatomy of response […]

Behavioral genetic research: achievements and concerns

Sher L.Med Hypotheses. 1998 Mar;50(3):265-6. Behavioral genetic research is advancing rapidly. This can result in the improvement in diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders. However, humankind may not be able to use reasonably the results of research into the genetic basis of behavior, and genetic discoveries may lead to the violation of human rights. The […]

The ethical basis of psychiatric research: conceptual issues and empirical findings

Roberts LW.Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA.Compr Psychiatry. 1998 May-Jun;39(3):99-110. The study objective was to clarify the ethical basis of psychiatric research by outlining conceptual issues and empirical findings related to the ethics of human experimentation. A systematic review of scholarly and empirical literature covering three decades was performed. […]

Ethical issues in psychiatric research on children and adolescents

Hoop JG, Smyth AC, Roberts LW.Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2008 Jan;17(1):127-48 Psychiatric research on children and adolescents is ethically justified by the need to reduce the burden that mental illnesses place on young people, their families, and society. Such research must […]

Coerced medication in psychiatric inpatient care: literature review

Jarrett M, Bowers L, Simpson A.Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK.J Adv Nurs. 2008 Dec;64(6):538-48. AIM: This paper is a report of a narrative review of the coercive use of medication in inpatient psychiatric care to identify a demographic and clinical profile of patients who are forcibly medicated, and to […]

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