Ethical Concerns Raised by Neuroscience, Labeling, and Intervening in the Lives of Individuals with ADHD

Over the last decade, the number of neuroimaging and other neuroscience studies on the developing brain from fetal life through adolescence has increased exponentially. Children are viewed as particularly vulnerable members of our society and observations of significant neural structural changes associated with behavioral anomalies raise numerous ethical concerns around personal identity, free will, and the possibility of an open future. This chapter provides a review of recent research in the pediatric neuroscience literature, common pediatric decision-making, and social justice models, and discusses the implications of this research for the future of pediatric ethics thinking and policy. New research presents challenges to professional and pediatric bioethicist views of the moral future of children in pediatric healthcare and opportunities to examine anew notions of how to consider the developing moral agency of children.

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International Health Research Ethics

The Oxford Handbook of Research Ethics ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190947750.013.52 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Bridget Pratt

Keyword(s):

Research Ethics ◽

Health Research ◽

International Research ◽

International Health ◽

Middle Income Country ◽

Income Country ◽

Benefit Sharing ◽

Middle Income ◽

Ethical Concerns ◽

Low And Middle Income

Health research funded by organizations from HICs and conducted in low- and middle-income countries has grown significantly since 1990. Power imbalances and inequities frequently (but not always) exist at each stage of the international research process. Unsurprisingly then, a variety of ethical concerns commonly arise in the context of international health research, such as inequities in funding, the semi-colonial nature of international research models, the brain drain of low- and middle-income country researchers, and inequities in partnerships between HIC and low- and middle-income country researchers. In this chapter, these (and other) ethical concerns are introduced and the following ethical concepts to address the concerns are then discussed: responsiveness, standard of care, benefit sharing, community engagement, and social value. Existing guidance and remaining debates about how to specify each of the concepts are summarized. The chapter concludes by highlighting the existence of epistemic injustices within the field of international research ethics.

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The detection of interval colorectal cancers following screening by fecal immunochemical test may predict worse outcomes and prompt ethical concerns

European Journal of Cancer Prevention ◽

10.1097/cej.0000000000000416 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 17-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Corrado R. Asteria ◽

Giuseppe Lucchini ◽

Linda Guarda ◽

Paolo Ricci ◽

Mauro Pagani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fecal Immunochemical Test ◽

Colorectal Cancers ◽

Ethical Concerns ◽

Immunochemical Test

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Degrading a global COVID-19 contagion: Charting a holistic social work response

International Social Work ◽

10.1177/0020872821991203 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 002087282199120

Author(s):

Tracy BE Omorogiuwa ◽

Solomon Amadasun

Keyword(s):

Social Work ◽

Ethical Concerns ◽

Professional Intervention

The eclectic nature of social work in addition to the person-in-environment perspective, as well as its biopsychosocial frame, warrants the utilization of a holistic interventionist lens amid the coronavirus pandemic. This is paramount if we intend to prevent and stymie not just the dreaded contagion in itself, but also its rampaging impact on individuals, families, groups and communities. In this essay, we highlight some empowering framework necessary for action and clarify potential ethical concerns. Given the extensive fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, illustrative guidelines conducive for holistic professional intervention, during and in the aftermath of the disease, are rolled out.

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