Abnormal Psychology
The article reveals about the ethical issues that involved in schizophrenia research. The author notes on the new scientific developments especially those that have developed in the past decade. According to the article abnormal psychology is a subgroup of psychology, which deals with the studies involving abnormal people in a comparison to the rest of the members of an individual society (Wilson & Stanley, 2016). The article reveals that that according to empirical research, 27 percent of people in a population at any one particular time may be suffering from a disorder or depression at any given time (Wilson & Stanley, 2016). However, the concept of abnormality proves a difficult stone to crack as the definition has to be made sensitively to avoid any form of miscommunication. Among other disorders included in the abnormal psychology, neuroses, psychoses and conditions involving mental illness are parts of abnormal psychology. The paper will discuss and analyze schizophrenia and psychosis according to the article by Wilson & Stanley titled Ethical Concerns in Schizophrenia Research.
Summary
Wilson defines A psychotic disorder is a group of diseases that affect the mind of a human being such as schizophrenia (Wilson, 2006). The disorders affect a person negatively by making the person not make sound judgments or adequately respond to emotions as well as reduce the ability of a person to communicate effectively with other parties. Individuals who are affected by these disorders fail to meet their daily objectives of survival and are unable to meet the reality of life (Wilson, 2006). However, such diseases can be treated and regulated accordingly. The article reveals that people with schizophrenia depict changes in their behavioural adaptations, and they may experience hallucinations in their daily activities as well as delusions. This state can last longer than six months which reduces their chances of adapting to work or school activities while minimizing how they socially relate with other people.
The symptoms of psychotic disorders vary from one person to another. However, the most common symptoms are a hallucination, disorderly in the form the person thinks and delusions. Illusions include perceptions of certain things which are not there in actual life. Delusions are misbeliefs which do not disappear from the person even when presented with more logical and accurate information (Durand, 2016).
Legal and Ethical Issues
On ethical issues, Wilson puts forward that, with the implementation of informed consent as a requirement for parties to participate in the research process, schizophrenia has been taken differently compared to other non-psychotic illnesses (Wilson, 2006). There have been numerous concerns about the ethics of the research methods used by researchers involved in schizophrenia researchers (Durand, 2016). There is a huge concern over the methods employed by researchers on whether they use medically accepted methods. In one case involving ethics and legislation, a company sued the New York Times for their investigators misinforming a client on the dangers that they face when they cease using medication.
Internationally, there is a standardization code that is applied in ensuring that ethics are followed to the point and that the information provided is provable under the law (Durand, 2016). When there was the formation of the International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements which is required for the registration of any drug or organization dealing with pharmaceuticals for humans, the ethics issues were precisely placed and insisted on being followed (Durand, 2016).
In conclusion, the ethical matters that are depicted under the Schizophrenia disorder research are all longstanding and new to the society in our modern settings. There have been a lot of concerns on issues such as inclusion and exclusion criterion for the people with these disorders as well as those who are deemed as suicidal patients. The process of treating and researching on schizophrenia remains an issue of concern and continue to evolve in our modern society. According to the author, there has been no known cure for schizophrenia but if detected at its early stages and well treated. The patients diagnosed with the disease should avoid using drugs such as marijuana to slow down the prevalence of the disease.
Reference
Durand, V. M., & Barlow, D. H. (2016). Essentials of abnormal psychology. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth.
Wilson, S. T., & Stanley, B. (2006). Ethical Concerns in Schizophrenia Research: Looking Back and Moving Forward. Retrieved June 19, 2016,from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2632194/
