The Ethics of a Genetic Screening Study for Antisocial Personality Disorder With Mesoamericans
Case Study in the Ethics of Mental Health Research Maria-Virginia Rodriguez, MD, FACS Abstract: This article contains an analysis of a research ethics committee’s (REC) concerns about a study protocol involving genetic screening for anti- social personality disorder. The study was proposed by US university re- searchers and to be conducted with Mesoamerican populations in the United States and in their countries of origin. The analysis explains why the study was not considered ethical by the REC,…