Paul S. Appelbaum
Elizabeth K Dollard Professor, Columbia University Medical Center and New York State Psychiatric Institute
Posts by Paul S. Appelbaum
- Bioethics Forum Essay
Do You Want the Police Snooping in Your DNA?
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayIn late April, a suspect thought to be the Golden State Killer, a man who had eluded police for decades after committing a string of murders and rapes in Northern California and Orange County between 1976 and 1986, was identified on the basis of DNA evidence. Although we celebrate the dogged pursuit ...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Facebook’s Emotion Experiment: Implications for Research Ethics
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssaySeveral aspects of a recently published experiment conducted by Facebook have received wide media attention, but the study also raises issues of significance for the ethical review of research more generally. In 2012, Facebook entered almost 700,000 users – without their knowledge – in a study ...Read the Post - Bioethics Forum Essay
Genetic Information Is Not Always Benign
Read the PostBioethics Forum EssayEthicists and others have been concerned that the disclosure of genetic information to patients might have negative consequences. The suspicion has been that negative effects, say, becoming depressed, are particularly likely when people are being informed about predispositions to diseases that are no...Read the Post
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Genetic Pygmalion Effect? Study Suggests Negative Impacts of Genetic Tests for Educational Purposes
Read the PostHastings Center NewsGenetic tests claiming to predict people’s intellectual aptitudes or how much education they are likely to get are readily available via direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies. Some researchers are even proposing the use of such tests in educational settings for “precision education,” in...Read the Post Do Genetic Findings Impact Perceptions of Responsibility?
Read the PostLooking for the Psychosocial Impacts of Genomic Information
Read the PostSince the start of the program to investigate the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of the Human Genome Project in 1990, many ELSI scholars have maintained that genetic testing should be used with caution because of the potential for negative psychosocial effects associated with recei...Read the PostPRESS RELEASE: 10-09-19 New Project: Wrestling with Genetics and Behavior: Risks, Potential Benefits, and Ethical Responsibility
Read the PostScientists have high hopes for using “polygenic risk scores” to better understand social and behavioral characteristics such as intelligence and obesity. But much behavioral genetics research has an ugly history and contemporary research risks exacerbating health inequities. A new Hastings Cente...Read the PostPRESS RELEASE: 10-01-2019 Ethics & Human Research, September-October 2019
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New Hastings Project: How Can We Responsibly Study the Genetics of Behavioral Traits?
Read the PostHastings Center NewsScientists have high hopes for using “polygenic risk scores” to better understand social and behavioral characteristics such as intelligence and obesity. But much behavioral genetics research has an ugly history and contemporary research risks exacerbating health inequities. A new Hastings Cente...Read the Post Wrestling with Social and Behavioral Genomics: Risks, Potential Benefits, and Ethical Responsibility
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Rebooting Views on the Psychosocial Risks of Disclosing Genetic Information
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Does Genetic Testing Pose Psychosocial Risks?
Read the PostHastings Center NewsFor the last quarter century, researchers have been asking whether genetic information might have negative psychosocial effects. Anxiety, depression, disrupted relationships, and heightened stigmatization have all been posited as possible outcomes—but not consistently found. What accounts for the ...Read the Post
