-Caveat Lector- University to stop studies involving chemical tests on mentally ill Copyright � 1999 Nando Media Copyright � 1999 Associated Press CINCINNATI (May 6, 1999 12:02 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - The University of Cincinnati has stopped performing psychiatric studies in which patients were given a chemical that may cause psychosis. The announcement Wednesday comes as federal investigators are examining research practices at the university and Cincinnati's Veterans Administration Medical Center, which are affiliated. The university's study that raised concern was a 1997 clinical trial in which 13 patients who were delusional or hallucinating were asked to take amphetamines, which can make the symptoms worse. Giving people chemicals that may induce psychosis - a severe form of mental illness - was intended to help researchers learn how psychosis happens, or to test a treatment. Critics complained that people with psychoses severe enough to be hospitalized were denied treatment for their illnesses for five days just to complete the study. Dr. Randy Hillard, head of the university's department of psychiatry, said the amphetamine study was conducted with adequate safety measures. But he said that no more of those studies will be done by his department until critics are satisfied. "Nationwide, there is enough of a question ... that we will stop doing them until there is a consensus about how they should be done," Hillard said. He commented after meeting Wednesday with four Cincinnati-area advocates for the mentally ill. In November, a presidential advisory commission recommended increased protections for people with mental disorders involved in research, including giving family and friends more say in what happens. The National Bioethics Advisory Commission proposed new federal guidelines to try to ensure that people with disorders such as dementia, schizophrenia and delirium are not exploited. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steve Wingate California Director SKYWATCH INTERNATIONAL ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
