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Enrolling Decisionally Incapacitated Subjects in Neuropsychiatric Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Joseph J. Fins  and
Franklin G. Miller
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Abstract

This paper discusses the National Bioethics Advisory Commissions (NBAC's) report on research involving persons with mental disorders that may affect decisionmaking capacity. After placing the NBAC recommendations into their historic context, the authors propose a strategy to enroll decisionally incapacitated subjects into neuropsychiatric research. The authors maintained that their proposed consensus model for research authorization, utilizing subject advocates, fosters valuable clinical research while protecting potentially vulnerable subjects.

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CNS Spectrums , Volume 5 , Issue 10: Neurosurgical Approaches and Deep Brain Implants in Neuropsychiatric Illness: Part One , October 2000 , pp. 32 - 42
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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