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ArticleIndian journal of medical ethics

Ethical dilemmas encountered in suicide research and management: Experiences of young mental health professionals.

Supreet Kaur Bhasin, Ishita U Bharadwaj, R P Beniwal, Vanya Gupta, Triptish Bhatia, Smita N Deshpande

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Article in Indian journal of medical ethics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. 'Consider a Less Risky Alternative': Navigating Ethics Approval in Suicide Research.Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Supreet Kaur BhasinDepartment of Psychology, University of Delhi, INDIA.
Ishita U BharadwajDepartment of Psychology, University of Delhi, INDIA.
R P BeniwalCentre of Excellence in Mental Health, ABVIMS-Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, 110001,INDIA.
Vanya GuptaHealing Self, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA.
Triptish BhatiaIndo-US Projects, Centre of Excellence in Mental Health, ABVIMS-Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, 110001,INDIA.
Smita N DeshpandeCentre of Excellence in Mental Health, ABVIMS-Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, 110001, INDIA.
Government of Uttar Pradesh · INAtal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital · IN

Funding

Psychiatric research infrastructure for intervention and implementation in India – TEAMSD43TW009114 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Smita N Deshpande, Mary Elizabeth Hawk · 2014 to 2026
$3.2M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW009114
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to explore ethical dilemmas and challenges faced by young mental healthcare researchers and professionals working with survivors of suicide (hereinafter suicide survivors). Two focus group discussions (FGDs) Researcher FGD (with those engaged in suicide research) and Clinician FGD (with those providing treatment to suicide survivors) - consisting of open-ended questions and lasting for 70-90 minutes were conducted and analysed using Thematic Analysis. Five themes were identified: i) struggling with the incongruity of harm within benefit, ii) difficulty in delineating boundaries, iii) self-doubt in one's professional competence, iv) nature of suicide straining the limits of confidentiality, and v) working with structural limitations. The study helps to understand the obstacles and dilemmas encountered in adhering to ethical principles while working with vulnerable individuals.

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Mental HealthSuicideConfidentialityFocus GroupsHealth PersonnelHumans

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PMID35765255
PMCPMC10101765
OpenAlexW4200000741

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