Locating Risk in the Adolescent Brain

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

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15744798
AutoresSuparna Choudhury (McGill University, autor de correspondencia), Sheehan Moore (0000-0001-6830-4906, Ethnographic Museum)
Año2016
Volumen18
Número12
Páginas1199-1206
Fecha de publicación2016-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980
EditorialAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.stas1-1612
PMID28009246
OpenAlexW2565565060
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas19

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