Posted by B2chica on November 20, 2008, at 12:09:00
In reply to Re: sexual disorders and medication » B2chica, posted by rayww on November 20, 2008, at 10:41:51
well, i'm not sure where you are right now that there IS a "right place to ask". Not because of the question, but because of your method...or lack there of. I feel you need to learn a bit more before you "just ask".
i can understand where it might be interesting to you to find out some statistics to support any hypothesis you may have, however you can not just "do research" on anyone you please. there are guidelines.
**Have you ever heard of the Belmont Report? i feel you could benefit from reading about this, and STRONGLY recommend it before you go any further.
you may also want to learn about: Edward Jenner, the Nuremberg Code, , Declaration of Helsinki, and The Public Health Service Syphilis Study from 1932-1971.
you may even benefit from some Kant who reminds us that "we must treat individuals as autonomous human beings and not use people as a means to an end." We must allow people to choose for themselves, and provide EXTRA protection to those with limited autonomy.
Things to keep in mind for ANY study are:
autonomy, beneficence, justice, and ethics. the Top rule of ethics of research is review by an institutional review board. Especially as your participants would be of those with a disability (mental illness), AND a vulnerable population(regarding sexual orientation). Also, your selection is 1)using protected population-vulnerable subjects 2)to narrow as you are only asking participation from this site alone. for any valid stats.i would be interested to know what valid method you would use to conduct this unapproved "survey". and do you have controls? what are your variables? and most importantly what statistical methods will you be using to aggregate your data?
There is also the issue of "research with socially or medically vulnerable or distinct groups"
1.socially vulnerable groups- ethnic-racial populations or other people discriminated against, stigmatized, or marginalized by society , for whom research may add to the social harms they experience.
2.medically vulnerable groups-people with a medical problem that makes them vulnerable to coercion in research or to stigmatization, or for whom research may miss possible benefits.
3.socially distinct groups-people with social values and concerns distinct from "mainstream," for whom research may harm or may miss possible benefits.
4.medically distinct groups-people with medical values and concerns distinct from mainstream, for whom research may miss possible benefits.your "questions" effect at least 3 of the 4 listed above. therefore i would be VERY careful what you do with that information you gain as FDA regulated research is very strict. and only those approved can process data gathered and report on ANY statistical information gained.
With that said. if you go through with an APPROVED study, i would be interested in the data that you find.
best wishes
b2c.
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