Results

Hepatitis Studies at the Willowbrook State School for Children with Mental Retardation
James M. DuBois
From 1956 through 1971, residents at the Willowbrook State School for Children with Mental Retardation were infected with live hepatitis in order to develop a vaccine. Parents gave permission for their children to participate in this study, often because it guaranteed acceptance into the overcrowded facility.

Obtaining Informed Consent to Participate in Research from Mentally Retarded Adults
Celia B. Fisher
A researcher obtains informed consent from mentally retarded adults who maintain the legal right to consent to such decisions and permission from legal guardians when necessary (with assent from the participants). Fisher presents this as an example of best practice.

Conducting Clinical Drug Trials with Children
Celia B. Fisher
A team of psychologists and psychiatrists at a medical school received IRB approval to assess the behavioral, cognitive, and physical side effects of a medication recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an alternative to methylphenidate (Ritalin) in hyperactive children. Fisher presents this as an example of best practice.

Splitsville
Gerald P. Koocher and Patricia C. Keith-Spiegel
Parents disagree over enrolling their son in a research project using aversive conditioning to eliminate his cocaine addiction.