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Roberts LW, Kim JP, Rostami M, Kasun M, Kim B. Self-reported influences on willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccines among physically ill, mentally ill, and healthy individuals. J Psychiatr Res 2022; 155:501-510. [PMID: 36191518 PMCID: PMC9491855 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Individuals with mental and physical disorders have been disproportionately affected by adverse health outcomes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and yet vaccine hesitancy persists despite clear evidence of health benefits. Therefore, our study explored factors influencing willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. METHODS Individuals with mental illness (n = 332), physical illness (n = 331), and no health issues (n = 328) were recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk. Participants rated willingness to obtain a fully approved COVID-19 vaccine or a vaccine approved only for experimental/emergency use and influences in six domains upon their views. We examined differences by health status. RESULTS Participants across groups were moderately willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Perceived risk was negatively associated with willingness. Participants differentiated between vaccine risk by approval stage and were less willing to receive an experimental vaccine. Individuals with mental illness rated risk of both vaccines similarly to healthy individuals. Individuals with physical illness expressed less willingness to receive an experimental vaccine. Domain influences differently affected willingness by health status as well as by vaccine approval status. CONCLUSIONS Our findings are reassuring regarding the ability of people with mental disorders to appreciate risk in medical decision-making and the ability of people of varied health backgrounds to distinguish between the benefits and risks of clinical care and research, refuting the prevailing notions of psychiatric exceptionalism and therapeutic misconception. Our findings shine a light on potential paths forward to support vaccine acceptance.
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- Laura Weiss Roberts
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 401 Quarry Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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Rostami M, Paik Kim J, Turner-Essel L, Roberts LW. Maternal Perceptions of Safeguards for Research Involving Children. JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES 2022; 31:1220-1231. [PMID: 35875400 PMCID: PMC9307055 DOI: 10.1007/s10826-021-02037-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The vitality of clinical research and the health of the public relies on continued efforts to engage children in clinical research in a fully protected and ethically robust manner. Parents serve as proxy decision-makers assessing the risks and benefits of any given study in order to do what is in the best interest of their child. This study investigated maternal perceptions of research safeguards and mothers' willingness to enroll their children in clinical research studies. We hypothesized that mothers' perceptions of the protectiveness of safeguard procedures utilized in clinical research would be associated with mothers' willingness to enroll their children in research studies with such safeguards. Through a survey conducted via Amazon Mechanical Turk, mothers were asked to rate the perceived protectiveness of four safeguard procedures (confidential data coding, data and safety monitoring boards (DSMBs), institutional review boards (IRBs), and informed consent) and the degree to which they were willing to have their child participate in research studies in the presence of each of the four safeguard procedures. Respondents generally perceived safeguard procedures to be protective. Mothers' trust in researchers' honesty positively impacted perceptions of the protectiveness of research safeguard procedures and willingness to enroll children in research. Mothers of only healthy children perceived research safeguards to be more protective than mothers with at least one child with at least one health issue. This study provides insight into whether maternal perceptions of the protectiveness of different safeguard procedures are associated with mothers' willingness to enroll their children in research.
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- Maryam Rostami
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
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Kim JP, Mondal S, Tsungmey T, Ryan K, Dunn LB, Roberts LW. Influence of Dispositional Optimism on Ethically Salient Research Perspectives: A Pilot Study. Ethics Hum Res 2022; 44:12-23. [PMID: 35543260 PMCID: PMC9265192 DOI: 10.1002/eahr.500126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Research participants should be drawn as fairly as possible from the potential volunteer population. Underlying personality traits are underexplored as factors influencing research decision-making. Dispositional optimism, known to affect coping, physical health, and psychological well-being, has been minimally studied with respect to research-related attitudes. We conducted an exploratory, online survey with 151 individuals (with self-reported mental illness [n = 50], physical illness [n = 51], or neither [n = 50]) recruited via MTurk. We evaluated associations between dispositional optimism (assessed with the Life Orientation Test-Revised) and general research attitudes, perceived protectiveness of five research safeguards, and willingness to participate in research using safeguards. Strongly optimistic respondents expressed more positive research attitudes and perceived four safeguards as more positively influencing willingness to participate. Optimism was positively associated with expressed willingness to participate in clinical research. Our findings add to a limited literature on the influence of individual traits on ethically salient research perspectives.
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- Jane Paik Kim
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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- Data Analyst, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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- Data Analyst, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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- Research Professional, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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- Chair and Marie Wilson Howells Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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- Chairman and Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor, Department of Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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Kim JP, Tsungmey T, Rostami M, Mondal S, Kasun M, Roberts LW. Factors Influencing Perceived Helpfulness and Participation in Innovative Research: A Pilot Study of Individuals with and without Mood Symptoms. ETHICS & BEHAVIOR 2022; 32:601-617. [PMID: 36200069 PMCID: PMC9528999 DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2021.1957678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Little is known about how individuals with and without mood disorders perceive the inherent risks and helpfulness of participating in innovative psychiatric research, or about the factors that influence their willingness to participate. We conducted an online survey with 80 individuals (self-reported mood disorder [n = 25], self-reported good health [n = 55]) recruited via MTurk. We assessed respondents' perceptions of risk and helpfulness in study vignettes associated with two innovative research projects (intravenous ketamine therapy and wearable devices), as well as their willingness to participate in these projects. Respondents with and without mood disorders perceived risk similarly across projects. Respondents with no mood disorders viewed both projects as more helpful to society than to research volunteers, while respondents with mood disorders viewed the projects as equally helpful to volunteers and society. Individuals with mood disorders perceived ketamine research, and the two projects on average, as more helpful to research volunteers than did individuals without mood disorders. Our findings add to a limited empirical literature on the perspectives of volunteers in innovative psychiatric research.
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Kim JP, Ryan K, Tsungmey T, Kasun M, Roberts WA, Dunn LB, Roberts LW. Perceived protectiveness of research safeguards and influences on willingness to participate in research: A novel MTurk pilot study. J Psychiatr Res 2021; 138:200-206. [PMID: 33865169 PMCID: PMC8513533 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Little is known about how individuals with mood disorders view the protectiveness of research safeguards, and whether their views affect their willingness to participate in psychiatric research. We conducted an online survey with 80 individuals (self-reported mood disorder [n = 25], self-reported good health [n = 55]) recruited via MTurk. We assessed respondents' perceptions of the protectiveness of five common research safeguards, as well as their willingness to participate in research that incorporates each safeguard. Perceived protectiveness was strongly related to willingness to participate in research for four of the safeguards. Our findings add to a limited literature on the motivations and perspectives of key stakeholders in psychiatric research.
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- Jane Paik Kim
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1520 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1520 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1520 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1520 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, USA, 94305-5717
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, USA, 94305-5717
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, USA, 94305-5717
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Dufva YE, Westman H, Khilbom U, Sullivan PF, Johansson V. Swedish large-scale schizophrenia study: Why do patients and healthy controls participate? Schizophr Res 2021; 228:360-366. [PMID: 33548836 PMCID: PMC8358980 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2021.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Insights into determination of study participation are useful for researchers, clinicians and for ethical considerations. Few large-scale genomic studies have involved motives for enrollment, in schizophrenia patients and unaffected controls. In a case-control study with participants recruited nation-wide in Sweden between 2005 and 2010, semi-structured interviews on motives and attitudes towards future studies were explored in 2767 schizophrenia cases and 4466 controls. In qualitative and quantitative analyses, we identified altruism as a major determinant in 84% of the cases and in 97% of the controls. Among pre-defined subcategories of altruism, cases with schizophrenia were more often referring to science for example, 'I want to help science move forward' or 'I want better medications for future generations' in relation to unaffected controls that were more often referring to common humanity such as 'It is my duty and responsibility to help'. In schizophrenia, motives related to personal benefit and social influence were reported by 9% and 5%. We conclude that individuals with schizophrenia frequently report altruistic motives for study participation, almost to the same extent as unaffected controls. In contrast to unfortunate stereotypes, people with schizophrenia wish others to benefit from their experiences with severe mental illness and should not be refrained from participating in genomic research.
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- Ylva Eriksson Dufva
- Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
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- Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics (CRB), Uppsala University, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Departments of Genetics and Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Centre for Psychiatric Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Smilan LE. The Revised Common Rule and Mental Illness: Enduring Gaps in Protections. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF LAW & MEDICINE 2020; 46:413-444. [PMID: 33413011 DOI: 10.1177/0098858820975532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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- Lisa E Smilan
- Lisa E. Smilan, Visiting Scholar, Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; J.D., George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.; LL.M., specialization in health law, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore, MD; Member, National Institutes of Health Intramural Institutional Review Board, Bethesda, MD. The opinions here expressed are those of the Author and completely independent of the National Institutes of Health. The Author thanks Ellen Wright Clayton for supporting this scholarship and for comments on earlier drafts. Thanks, also, to Leslie Meltzer Henry for her guidance and encouragement, and both Richard Bonnie and Xuemei Ding for their hospitality at the University of Virginia and for facilitating access to university libraries. Finally, thanks to the anonymous peer reviewers for their observations, probing questions, and helpful suggestions, and AJLM editors Jessa Boubker and Sharon Jaquez for their dedication and meticulous care in preparing this Article for publication
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Tölli S, Kontio R, Partanen P, Häggman-Laitila A. Patient safety and staff competence in managing challenging behavior based on feedback from former psychiatric patients. Perspect Psychiatr Care 2020; 56:785-796. [PMID: 32096221 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to describe the perceptions and lived experiences of former psychiatric patients of their own and/or co-patients' behavior that nursing staff has regarded as challenging and that has resulted in behavior management. DESIGN AND METHODS An explorative-descriptive qualitative design with video vignettes, semistructured interviews, and abductive content analysis. FINDINGS Many reasons for different kinds of patient behavior that were considered challenging by staff were identified. Delivering care based on patients' needs was identified as core staff competence. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Findings can be utilized when pursuing restraint reduction in psychiatric care by enhancing staff competence.
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- Sirpa Tölli
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Health and Social Care, Oulu, Finland
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- Hyvinkää Hospital, Hyvinkää, Finland.,Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.,Faculty of Medicine, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Social and Health Care, Helsinki, Finland
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Kim JP, Rostami M, Roberts LW. Attitudes of Mothers Regarding Willingness to Enroll Their Children in Research. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics 2020; 15:452-464. [PMID: 32552481 DOI: 10.1177/1556264620927583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study assessed mothers' perspectives regarding research involvement by their children, factors that might affect perceptions of research risks, and attitudes regarding willingness to enroll children in research. Participants completed a survey on Amazon Mechanical Turk. Mothers were less inclined to enroll children in research involving procedures posing higher risk (regression coefficient = -0.51). Mothers without mental health issues with children without health issues were more sensitive to risk than mothers without mental health issues with children with health issues (estimated difference = 0.49). Mothers with mental health issues were more willing than mothers without mental health issues to enroll children in research (regression coefficient = -0.90). Among mothers with mental health issues, having a child with a health issue was associated with increased willingness to enroll in research, compared with having children without health issues (estimated difference = 0.65).
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- Jane Paik Kim
- Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Tsungmey T, Kim JP, Dunn LB, Ryan K, Lane-McKinley K, Roberts LW. Negative association of perceived risk and willingness to participate in innovative psychiatric research protocols. J Psychiatr Res 2020; 122:9-16. [PMID: 31891880 PMCID: PMC7243412 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Psychiatric researchers grapple with concerns that individuals with mental illness may be less likely to appreciate risks of research participation, particularly compared to people not suffering from mental illness. Therefore, empirical studies that directly compare the perspectives of such individuals are needed. In addition, it is important to evaluate perspectives regarding varied types of research protocols, particularly as innovative psychiatric research protocols emerge. In this pilot study, respondents with a mood disorder (n = 25) as well as respondents without a mood disorder (n = 55) were recruited using Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) platform. These respondents were surveyed regarding four psychiatric research projects (i.e., experimental medication [pill form]; non-invasive magnetic brain stimulation; experimental medication [intravenous infusion]; and implantation of a device in the brain). Regardless of health status, respondents rated the four research protocols as somewhat to highly risky. The brain-device implant protocol was seen as the most risky, while the magnetic brain stimulation project was viewed as "somewhat risky". Respondents, on average and regardless of health status, rated their willingness at or below "somewhat willing." Respondents were least willing to participate in the brain-device implant protocol, whereas they were "somewhat willing" to participate in the magnetic brain stimulation protocol. Trust in medical research was negatively associated with perceived risk of research protocols. Perceived risk was negatively associated with willingness to participate, even when adjusting for potential confounders, suggesting that attunement to risk crosses diagnostic, gender, and ethnic categories, and is more salient to research decision-making than trust in medical research and dispositional optimism. The findings of this study may offer reassurance about the underlying decision-making processes of individuals considering participation in innovative neuroscience studies.
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- Tenzin Tsungmey
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, USA, 94305-5717
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, USA, 94305-5717.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, USA, 94305-5717
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, USA, 94305-5717
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, USA, 94305-5717
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, USA, 94305-5717
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Nugent AC, Ballard ED, Park LT, Zarate CA. Research on the pathophysiology, treatment, and prevention of suicide: practical and ethical issues. BMC Psychiatry 2019; 19:332. [PMID: 31675949 PMCID: PMC6824024 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2301-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite decades of research, the rate of death from suicide is rising in the United States. Suicide is a complex and multifactorial phenomenon and, to date, no validated biomarkers that predict suicidal behavior have been identified. Only one FDA-approved drug to prevent suicide exists, and it is approved only for patients with schizophrenia. Although anti-suicide psychotherapeutic techniques exist, treatment takes time, and only preliminary data exist for rapid-acting therapies. DISCUSSION While more research into suicidal ideation and acute suicidal behavior is clearly needed, this research is fraught with both practical and ethical concerns. As a result, many investigators and bioethicists have called for restrictions on the types of research that individuals with suicidal behavior can participate in, despite the fact that the available empirical evidence suggests that this research can be done safely. This manuscript presents background information on the phenomenology of suicide, discusses the current state of treatment and prevention strategies, and reviews the practical and ethical issues surrounding suicide research in the context of available empirical data. Currently, the causes of suicide are poorly understood, in part due to the fact that very few studies have investigated the acute suicidal crisis. Although some biomarkers for predicting risk have been developed, none have been sufficiently validated. The most successful current interventions involve means restriction. However, while numerous hurdles face researchers, these are not insurmountable. The available evidence suggests that research into suicide can be conducted both safely and ethically.
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- Allison C. Nugent
- 0000 0004 0464 0574grid.416868.5Section on the Neurobiology and Treatment of Mood Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA ,0000 0004 0464 0574grid.416868.5Magnetoencephalography Core Facility, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- 0000 0004 0464 0574grid.416868.5Section on the Neurobiology and Treatment of Mood Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA
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- 0000 0004 0464 0574grid.416868.5Section on the Neurobiology and Treatment of Mood Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA
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- 0000 0004 0464 0574grid.416868.5Section on the Neurobiology and Treatment of Mood Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA
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Kim JP, Ryan K, Roberts LW. Attitudes Regarding Enrollment in a Genetic Research Project: An Informed Consent Simulation Study Comparing Views of People With Depression, Diabetes, and Neither Condition. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics 2019; 14:328-337. [PMID: 31328612 DOI: 10.1177/1556264619862467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, participants with a self-reported history of depression, diabetes, or no illness underwent a simulated informed consent process for a hypothetical genetic study related to depression or diabetes. Participants completed a survey assessing their perceived understanding of the research process, perceptions of its risks and benefits, their satisfaction with the informed consent process, and their readiness to make a hypothetical enrollment decision. All participants indicated strong readiness to make an enrollment decision regarding the research characterized in the simulation. Participants reported understanding the consent process relatively well and being generally satisfied with it. Greater concerns were expressed regarding psychosocial risks than biological risks for genetic studies on mental disorders. Our study documented positive attitudes toward volunteering for research that involved the collection of genetic data.
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- 1 Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Carabellese F, Felthous AR, La Tegola D, Piazzolla G, Distaso S, Logroscino G, Leo A, Ventriglio A, Catanesi R. Qualitative analysis of the capacity to consent to treatment in patients with a chronic neurodegenerative disease: Alzheimer's disease / Analisi qualitativa sulla capacità a prestare consenso al trattamento in pazienti con malattie cronico degenerative neuropsicoorganiche: Demenza di Alzheimer. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2018; 64:26-36. [PMID: 29183264 DOI: 10.1177/0020764017739642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Informed consent is an essential element in doctor-patient relationship. In particular, obtaining valid informed consent from patients with neurocognitive diseases is a critical issue at present. For this reason, we decided to conduct research on elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease ( Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) to assess their capacity to make treatment decisions. METHODS The experimental group comprised 70 Alzheimer patients who were admitted to the Neurodegenerative Disease Unit of the University of Bari. The control group consisted of 83 elderly patients without neurocognitive disorders who were hospitalized in the Geriatric Unit at the same university. After providing written consent to participate in the research, each subject underwent the following assessments: (a) assessment of comprehension sheet, (b) Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) and Global Functioning Evaluation (GFE), (c) neurological evaluation, (d) neuropsychological assessment with a full battery of tests, (d) The MacArthur Treatment Competence Study (MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Treatment (MacCAT-T); understanding, appreciating, reasoning and expressing a choice) and (e) a semi-structured interview administered by the patient's caregiver. RESULTS/CONCLUSION The present survey was designed to analyze possible qualitative and quantitative correlations between cognitive functioning and capacity to consent in relation to different degrees of severity of the neurodegenerative disorder. A large portion of the patients in our experimental sample did not appear to have the capacity to provide a valid consent. The authors present initial results of this study and discuss their possible implications.
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- Felice Carabellese
- 1 Section of Criminology and Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- 2 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- 1 Section of Criminology and Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- 1 Section of Criminology and Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- 4 Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- 4 Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- 5 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- 1 Section of Criminology and Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Roberts LW, Kim JP. Receptiveness to participation in genetic research: A pilot study comparing views of people with depression, diabetes, or no illness. J Psychiatr Res 2017; 94:156-162. [PMID: 28719815 PMCID: PMC5621512 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genetic research in human health relies on the participation of individuals with or at-risk for different types of diseases, including health conditions that may be stigmatized, such as mental illnesses. This preliminary study examines the differences in attitudes toward participation in genetic research among individuals with a psychiatric disorder, individuals with a physical disorder, and individuals with no known illness. METHODS Seventy-nine individuals with a history of diabetes or depression, or no known illness, underwent a simulated consent process for a hypothetical genetic research study. They were then surveyed about their willingness to participate in the hypothetical study and their attitudes about future and family participation in genetic research. RESULTS Participants with and without a history of depression ranked participating in genetic and medical research as very important and indicated that they were likely to participate in the hypothetical genetics study. Expressed willingness to participate was generally stable and consistent with future willingness. Individuals less strongly endorsed willingness to ask family members to participate in genetic research. CONCLUSION Individuals with and without a history of mental illness viewed genetic and medical research favorably and expressed willingness to participate in real-time and in the future. Informed consent processes ideally include an exploration of influences upon volunteers' enrollment decisions. Additional empirical study of influences upon genetic research participation is important to ensure that volunteers' rights are respected and that conditions that greatly affect the health of the public are not neglected scientifically.
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- Laura Weiss Roberts
- Stanford University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 401 Quarry Rd., Stanford, CA 94304, United States.
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- Stanford University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 401 Quarry Rd., Stanford, CA 94304
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Nugent AC, Miller FG, Henter ID, Zarate CA. The Ethics of Clinical Trials Research in Severe Mood Disorders. BIOETHICS 2017; 31:443-453. [PMID: 28503892 PMCID: PMC5469708 DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Mood disorders, including major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD), are highly prevalent, frequently disabling, and sometimes deadly. Additional research and more effective medications are desperately needed, but clinical trials research in mood disorders is fraught with ethical issues. Although many authors have discussed these issues, most do so from a theoretical viewpoint. This manuscript uses available empirical data to inform a discussion of the primary ethical issues raised in mood disorders research. These include issues of consent and decision-making capacity, including patients' motivations for participating in research. We also address drug withdrawals, placebo controls, and the overall safety of research. Finally, we examine the extant literature for studies discussing potential indirect benefits of clinical trials research to participants. Taken together, the evidence suggests that clinical trials research incorporating drug withdrawals and placebo controls can be conducted safely and ethically, even in patients with severe or treatment-resistant mood disorders. In fact, given the dearth of effective treatment options for this population, it is our opinion that a moral imperative exists to extend the offer of research participation to severely ill or treatment-resistant groups.
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Roberts LW, Kim JP. Healthy individuals' perspectives on clinical research protocols and influences on enrollment decisions. AJOB Empir Bioeth 2016; 8:89-98. [PMID: 28949845 DOI: 10.1080/23294515.2016.1271062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Understanding the perspectives of healthy individuals is important ethically and for the advancement of science. We assessed perceptions of risk associated with research procedures, comparing views of healthy individuals with and without experience in clinical research, and the respondents' reported willingness to volunteer. METHODS Semistructured interviews and written surveys were conducted. Study participants were healthy individuals, half of whom were currently enrolled in clinical research and half of whom had no prior experience in clinical research. Participants were queried regarding seven "minimal risk" or "greater than minimal risk" protocol vignettes with procedures of three types: routine diagnostic tests, more burdensome (i.e., more effort or potential harm) diagnostic tests, and pharmacologic interventions. Views of influences on enrollment decisions were also assessed. RESULTS Most healthy individuals indicated that protocols with more burdensome or pharmacologic interventions were very risky (59%, 58%), as opposed to routine diagnostic test procedures (32%). Respondents' willingness to enroll in protocols varied by type of protocol (p value < .001) and was inversely correlated with risk assessments (regression coefficients from GEE = -0.4; -0.5; -0.7). The odds of healthy individuals with research experience expressing strong willingness to enroll in the depicted protocols were twice the odds of healthy individuals without research experience expressing the same level of willingness (OR = 2.0 95% CI: [1.1, 3.9]). Respondents did not assign risk categories as institutional review boards (IRBs) would, as indicated by low agreement (26%) between respondent and expert opinion on minimal risk protocols. CONCLUSIONS Perceptions of procedure risk appear to influence healthy individuals' willingness to enroll in protocols. Participants with experience in clinical research were far more likely to express willingness to enroll, a finding with important scientific and ethical implications. The lack of alignment between healthy individuals' views of protocol risk and IRB categorization warrants further study.
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- Laura Weiss Roberts
- a Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Stanford University School of Medicine
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- a Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Stanford University School of Medicine
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McDonald KE, Conroy NE, Kim CI, LoBraico EJ, Prather EM, Olick RS. Is Safety in the Eye of the Beholder? Safeguards in Research With Adults With Intellectual Disability. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics 2016; 11:424-438. [PMID: 27307420 DOI: 10.1177/1556264616651182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Human subjects research has a core commitment to participant well-being. This obligation is accentuated for once exploited populations such as adults with intellectual disability. Yet we know little about the public's views on appropriate safeguards for this population. We surveyed adults with intellectual disability, family members and friends, disability service providers, researchers, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) members to compare views on safeguards. We found many points of convergence of views, particularly for decision-making and participation. One trend is that adults with intellectual disability perceive greater safety in being engaged directly in recruitment, and recruitment by specific individuals. Researchers and IRB members need to consider community views to facilitate the safe and respectful inclusion of adults with intellectual disability.
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- 2 SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York City, USA
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Rosen A, Weitlauf JC. Different Diagnosis, Shared Vulnerabilities: The Value of Cross Disorder Validation of Capacity to Consent. J Alzheimers Dis 2016; 46:11-3. [PMID: 25757647 DOI: 10.3233/jad-143081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A screening measure of capacity to consent can provide an efficient method of determining the appropriateness of including individuals from vulnerable patient populations in research, particularly in circumstances in which no caregiver is available to provide surrogate consent. Seaman et al. (2015) cross-validate a measure of capacity to consent to research developed by Jeste et al. (2007). They provide data on controls, caregivers, and patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia. The study demonstrates the importance of validating measures across disorders with different domains of incapacity, as well as the need for timely and appropriate follow-up with potential participants who yield positive screens. Ultimately clinical measures need to adapt to the dimensional diagnostic approaches put forward in DSM 5. Integrative models of constructs, such as capacity to consent, will make this process more efficient by avoiding the need to test measures in each disorder. Until then, cross-validation studies, such as the work by Seaman et al. (2015) are critical.
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- Allyson Rosen
- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.,Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA, USA
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Kim JP, Roberts LW. Demonstrating Patterns in the Views Of Stakeholders Regarding Ethically-Salient Issues in Clinical Research: A Novel Use of Graphical Models in Empirical Ethics Inquiry. AJOB Empir Bioeth 2015; 6:33-42. [PMID: 25961066 DOI: 10.1080/23294515.2014.995836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Empirical ethics inquiry works from the notion that stakeholder perspectives are necessary for gauging the ethical acceptability of human studies and assuring that research aligns with societal expectations. Although common, studies involving different populations often entail comparisons of trends that problematize the interpretation of results. Using graphical model selection - a technique aimed at transcending limitations of conventional methods - this report presents data on the ethics of clinical research with two objectives: (1) to display the patterns of views held by ill and healthy individuals in clinical research as a test of the study's original hypothesis and (2) to introduce graphical model selection as a key analytic tool for ethics research. METHODS In this IRB-approved, NIH-funded project, data were collected from 60 mentally ill and 43 physically ill clinical research protocol volunteers, 47 healthy protocol-consented participants, and 29 healthy individuals without research protocol experience. Respondents were queried on the ethical acceptability of research involving people with mental and physical illness (i.e., cancer, HIV, depression, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder) and non-illness related sources of vulnerability (e.g., age, class, gender, ethnicity). Using a statistical algorithm, we selected graphical models to display interrelationships among responses to questions. RESULTS Both mentally and physically ill protocol volunteers revealed a high degree of connectivity among ethically-salient perspectives. Healthy participants, irrespective of research protocol experience, revealed patterns of views that were not highly connected. CONCLUSION Between ill and healthy protocol participants, the pattern of views is vastly different. Experience with illness was tied to dense connectivity, whereas healthy individuals expressed views with sparse connections. In offering a nuanced perspective on the interrelation of ethically relevant responses, graphical model selection has the potential to bring new insights to the field of ethics.
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- Jane Paik Kim
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
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