Locating Risk in the Adolescent Brain

Ethical Challenges in the Use of Biomarkers for Adolescent Health and Social Policy

Bibliographic Data

ID15744798
AuthorsSuparna Choudhury (McGill University, corresponding author), Sheehan Moore (0000-0001-6830-4906, Ethnographic Museum)
Year2016
Volume18
Issue12
Pages1199-1206
Publication date2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980
PublisherAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.stas1-1612
PMID28009246
OpenAlexW2565565060
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

Technological developments in neuroscience over the last 20 years have generated excitement about the potential of neuroscientific insights for the understanding of and intervention in children's and adolescents' behavior. This article introduces some ways in which new results from developmental cognitive neuroscience have been appropriated in the context of adolescent mental health. We also consider social and interpersonal factors that drive the use of neurobiological markers of mental disorders in pediatric psychiatry. Finally, we outline the current ambitions for using neurobiological biomarkers in adolescent mental health care and discuss some ethical challenges arising from the methodological, political, cultural, and social contexts of their application

Developmental psychology · Neuroethics · Psychiatry · Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging · Medicine · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function · Psychology