Psychiatric Bulletin (1995) 19: 670-672. doi: 10.1192/pb.19.11.670
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Psychiatric ethics and research
A. Bartlett, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Forensic Psychiatry
St George's Hospital Medical School, Department of Mental Health Sciences, Jenner Wing, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE
Formal teaching in ethics is neglected in psychiatric training. This paper takes a practical approach in outlining ethical issues relevant to different stages of a research project. It is suggested that whatever the scale of the research, it is important to examine the ethical issues which surround the development of a project, as well as those which are integral to the protocol.
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