Psychiatric Research Ethics
The Oxford Handbook of Research Ethics October 8, 2020 D. Sisti, W. Smith
Psychiatric research raises unique ethical challenges. Historical scandals increased public concern and led to foundational bioethics documents. Key issues include participants' decision-making capacity and safety, such as placebo use, washout periods, suicide prevention study designs, and emergency psychiatry research. Changing psychiatric classification models have caused conflicts over research priorities. Emerging concerns involve psychedelic psychiatry research and investigators' use of artificial intelligence and social media.