Addressing ethical issues in suicide research in Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAkotia, C.S.
dc.contributor.authorOsafo, J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-25T09:10:15Z
dc.date.available2020-02-25T09:10:15Z
dc.date.issued2015-04-17
dc.descriptionSchool of social sciences colloquiumen_US
dc.description.abstractSuicide is a sensitive issue around the globe and research in the area in Ghana has exuded certain ethical challenges confronting researchers on the topic. These ethical issues bother on the moral dilemmas faced by the researchers while conducting qualitative interviews among suicide attempters and lay persons as well as the beneficial effects of conducting such interviews. We argue that researchers doing suicide studies in developing countries should continue to emphasize to informants their role as 'researchers' and not therapists. However, perhaps in LAMIC countries with limited mental health resources, researchers can reasonably double as a helper and researcher. Such dualistic role should not be viewed as a breach of standard ethical protocol, but rather, perhaps as a dynamic artifact of doing 'culturally sensitive' research.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/34945
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Ghanaen_US
dc.subjectSuicideen_US
dc.subjectLAMICen_US
dc.subjectresearchersen_US
dc.subjectdeveloping countriesen_US
dc.titleAddressing ethical issues in suicide research in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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