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. 2003 Feb;29(1):19-21.
doi: 10.1136/jme.29.1.19.

Research on the mentally incompetent

M Cuénod  1 , J Gasser
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Research on the mentally incompetent

M Cuénod et al. J Med Ethics. 2003 Feb.

Abstract

The specific problems of consent for the mentally incompetent are reviewed. Scientific research is essential to test the validity of present treatments and to develop new ones. The respective roles of the physician and the researcher have to be clearly defined. The vulnerability of psychiatric patients has to be taken into consideration in such a way that some research can be conducted. It is emphasised that the ethical restrictions for research, although highly justified and necessary, are in part responsible for the relatively slow progress in the application of modern neurosciences to psychiatric diseases.

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