Republished by the LSU Medical Reseach Law Project

Research Involving
Persons with
Mental Disorders
That May Affect
Decisionmaking
Capacity

 

December 1998

 

Volume I
Report and Recommendations
of the National Bioethics
Advisory Commission

 

Table of Contents

Letter of Transmittal to the President

Acknowledgements

National Bioethics Advisory Commission

National Bioethics Advisory Commission Staff

Executive Summary

C H A P T E R   O N E
An Overview of the Issues

C H A P T E R   T W O
Informed Consent and Limitations on Decisionmaking Capacity

C H A P T E R   T H R E E
Advance Planning, Surrogate Decision Making, and Assent or Objection

C H A P T E R   F O U R
The Assessment of Risk and Potential Benefit

C H A P T E R   F I V E
Moving Ahead in Research Involving Persons with Mental Disorders: Summary and Recommendations

A P P E N D I C E S


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