Regulating Research for the Decisionally Impaired: Implications for Mental Health Professionals

Posted: 2 Apr 2002

See all articles by Marshall B. Kapp

Marshall B. Kapp

Florida State University - College of Law and College of Medicine

Abstract

The opening section of this article describes the present regulatory environment regarding human subjects research, followed by an overview of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process. There then ensues an enumeration of some of the general criticisms of the current regulatory scheme that have been enunciated recently. Particular concerns about decisionally impaired persons as research subjects are then addressed, referring when applicable to the recommendations made by the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) in its 1998 report on this subject and the implications of those recommendations for mental health professionals.

Suggested Citation

Kapp, Marshall, Regulating Research for the Decisionally Impaired: Implications for Mental Health Professionals. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=304660

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