Schizophrenia Bulletin Advance Access originally published online on November 17, 2005
Schizophrenia Bulletin 2006 32(1):1-2; doi:10.1093/schbul/sbj029
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Editorial: Traditional Ethics and New Sensitivities
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Adherence to ethical principles in research is critical for our field. This issue, the fifth published by the MPRC/OUP partnership, reflects the priority we give to this concern. Valid informed consent, voluntary participation, scientific merit, minimizing risk, defining acceptable risk/benefit, equitable subject selection, and institutional review and monitoring authority are central to the conduct of human research, and procedures have been codified and modified over the years. Current status and new data concerning research ethics occupy most of this issue, and we are grateful to Laura Roberts and Laura Dunn for organizing this material into an outstanding theme.
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Editor-in-Chief, Schizophrenia Bulletin