"...because I am something special" or "I think I will be something like a guinea pig": information and assent of legal minors in clinical trials – assessment of understanding, appreciation and reasoning

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of this study is to assess and evaluate the capacities for understanding, appreciation and reasoning of legal minors with psychiatric disorders and their parents and their competence to consent or assent to participation in c...

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Main Authors: Schulze Ulrike, Burkert Jessica, Prestel Anja, Singer Hanneke, Koelch Michael, Fegert Jörg M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Online Access:http://www.capmh.com/content/3/1/2