PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Morrison, Helen L.
TI  - The Forensic Evaluation and Treatment of Children: Ethics and Values
DP  - 1986 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 353--359
VI  - 14
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/14/4/353.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/14/4/353.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1986 Dec 01; 14
AB  - This article will review the history of ethics and values in the forensic evaluations and treatment of children. Topics to be discussed include paternalism, advocacy, parental responsibility, and legal doctrine of parens patriae. Various aspects of the treatment of children, including medications, behavior modification, and psychotherapy, are also examined for ethical considerations. Agency consultation in conflicts of ethics that are associated with public laws are also addressed. The ethical implications of the use of children in any research as research subjects is also addressed.