TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding informed consent
AU - Macklin, Ruth
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received much media attention threatens to undermine the credibility of the entire profession. False memory syndrome describes the "recovery" of vivid memories of events which did not take place. Affected adult patients accuse their parents of childhood sexual abuse which had been "forgotten" until triggered during therapy, and which those accused say never happened. There is no doubting the sincerity and conviction of these patients, nor the equal vehemence with which parents deny the allegations. Large numbers of accused families have formed themselves into societies to proclaim their innocence and to combat the spread of iatrogenic memories. Over 12 000 families have sought information from the Philadelphia False Memory Syndrome Foundation, and False Memory Societies have been formed in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the UK. The British False Memory Society, founded in 1993, numbers nearly 600 families. The true incidence of childhood sexual abuse is
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Properly understood, informed consent is a process of communication between researcher and subject. The purpose of the informed consent form is to document the informed consent discussion. The place of informed consent in leading international codes of research ethics is reviewed. Some prominent examples of past violations of informed consent are discussed. Even when properly understood, informed consent presents an array of ongoing problems and unanswered questions. These include the question of how much information must be given to research subjects, and how much is too much; and how to ensure the full voluntariness of subjects' consent, especially when the researcher is also the patient's physician. An ongoing problem is the 'therapeutic misconception' the belief that proposed research is a promising treatment intended to benefit the subjects. The complexity of the technical language in which consent forms are written remains a problem, though this can easily be remedied.
AB - Properly understood, informed consent is a process of communication between researcher and subject. The purpose of the informed consent form is to document the informed consent discussion. The place of informed consent in leading international codes of research ethics is reviewed. Some prominent examples of past violations of informed consent are discussed. Even when properly understood, informed consent presents an array of ongoing problems and unanswered questions. These include the question of how much information must be given to research subjects, and how much is too much; and how to ensure the full voluntariness of subjects' consent, especially when the researcher is also the patient's physician. An ongoing problem is the 'therapeutic misconception' the belief that proposed research is a promising treatment intended to benefit the subjects. The complexity of the technical language in which consent forms are written remains a problem, though this can easily be remedied.
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U2 - 10.1080/028418699431843
DO - 10.1080/028418699431843
M3 - Article
C2 - 10090693
AN - SCOPUS:0033027402
SN - 0284-186X
VL - 38
SP - 83
EP - 87
JO - Acta Oncologica
JF - Acta Oncologica
IS - 1
ER -