Ethics in Research Related to Schizophrenia: Past Research and Future Implications

Abstract

Ethics holds an important place in research related to any field. Hence, the scientific community related to the field of psychology has its own sets of principles and ethical standards set by American Psychological Association (2024), that are deemed necessary for any research conducted in present times. However, in the past it was not always the case. The ethical standards for research in psychology have been built up from examples that helped in shaping principles and standards, with one such example are series of experiments conducted on the patients of schizophrenia in a university in USA. The article will shed light on the research, how it violated ethical principles of research and what the future concerns can be considering the research conducted on vulnerable population such as of patients of schizophrenia.