2 Courts Put Limits on Research Involving the Mentally Ill.

Burd, Stephen

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ERIC Number: EJ501644

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Publication Date: 1995

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2 Courts Put Limits on Research Involving the Mentally Ill.

Burd, Stephen

Chronicle of Higher Education, v41 n29 pA27 Mar 31 1995

Courts in New York and Texas have imposed limits on psychiatric research involving involuntarily institutionalized patients as subjects, citing state and constitutional protection of privacy, due process, and equal protection. Some are concerned that mental health research and treatment will suffer. (MSE)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, Higher Education, Institutionalized Persons, Medical Research, Mental Disorders, Privacy, Psychiatry, Research Methodology, Sampling, Scientific Research, State Courts

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York; Texas

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