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- Title
Epigenetics and Child Psychiatry: Ethical and Legal Issues.
- Authors
Thomas, Christopher R.
- Abstract
Epigenetics has the potential to revolutionize diagnosis and treatment in psychiatry, especially child psychiatry, as it may offer the opportunity for early detection and prevention, as well as development of new treatments. As with the previous introduction of genetic research in psychiatry, there is also the problem of unrealistic expectations and new legal and ethical problems. This article reviews the potential contributions and problems of epigenetic research in child psychiatry. Previous legal and ethical issues in genetic research serve as a guide to those in epigenetic research. Recommendations for safeguards and guidelines on the use of epigenetics with children and adolescents are outlined based on the identified issues.
- Subjects
EPIGENETICS; CHILD psychiatry; GENETIC research laws; PSYCHIATRIC treatment; HUMAN gene mapping; GENETIC research &; ethics; MONOAMINE oxidase; GENE expression; ETHICS; LAW; RESEARCH laws; RESEARCH ethics; EPIGENOMICS
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2015, Vol 33, Issue 5, p644
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.2207