Ethical Issues in Geriatric Mental Health Research
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Belmont Report (National Commission, 1978a)
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Belmont Principles Applied to Geriatric Mental Health Research
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Infomed Consent - Defined
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Infomed Consent - Goals
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Infomed Consent - Elements of the Process
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Disclosure - Prescribed Elements
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Disclosure - Prescribed Elements (cont'd)
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Discosure - Additional Elements
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Disclosure and Understanding
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Voluntary = Absence of Inappropriate or Undue Pressires
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Inappropriate or Undue Pressires - Sources and Magnitude
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Challenges to Voluntary Informed Consent for Geriatric Research
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Additional Challenges to Obtaining Voluntary Consent
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Challenges to Obtaining Informed Consent in Mental Health Research
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Surrogate Consent for Research
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Competence - Characterized
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Competence Is...
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Competence Is...(cont'd)
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Competence - Elements
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Therapeutic Misconception (TM) - A Challenge to Obtaining Informed Consent for Research
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Example of TM
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Example of TM
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Measures to Avoid/Reduce TM
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Consider: Long-term Clinical Trial of Pharmaceutical Intervention
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Ability to Give Voluntary Informed Consent/Refusal Is...
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Geriatric Mental Health Research - Intersection of Vulnerabilities
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Why? Mental Illness, Old Age, and Stigma
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References
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References (cont'd)
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Additional Resources
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Additional Resources (cont'd)
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Additional Resources (cont'd)
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Question
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