Restoring balance: a consensus statement on the protection of vulnerable research participants
Authors
DuBois, James M.Beskow, Laura
Campbell, Jean
Dugosh, Karen
Festinger, David
Hartz, Sarah
James, Rosalina
Lidz, Charles W.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PsychiatryDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2012-12-01Keywords
Government RegulationHuman Experimentation
Humans
Informed Consent
Risk Assessment
United States
*Vulnerable Populations
Bioethics and Medical Ethics
Health Services Research
Mental and Social Health
Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Psychology
Public Health
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A diverse panel convened in June 2011 to explore a dilemma in human research: some traits may make individuals or communities particularly vulnerable to a variety of harms in research; however, well-intended efforts to protect these vulnerable individuals and communities from harm may actually generate a series of new harms. We have presented a consensus statement forged by the panel through discussion during a 2-day meeting and the article-writing process. We have identified practical problems that sometimes arise in connection with providing additional safeguards for groups labeled as vulnerable and offered recommendations on how we might better balance concerns for protection with concerns for justice and participant autonomy.Source
Am J Public Health. 2012 Dec;102(12):2220-5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300757. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.2105/AJPH.2012.300757Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46084PubMed ID
23078487Related Resources
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10.2105/AJPH.2012.300757