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|Resource Type=Cases
|Title=Traver paper: The Unique Case of a Published Delusion
|Is About=This is a historical case about an entomologist called Jay Traver who published her personal experiences with a mite infestation of her scalp in the ''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington'' in 1951. Although results are not reproducible and seem to have been fabricated (hence, deserving of a retraction), in this article it is argued that since she suffered from Delusory Parasitosis, the accusations of fabrication may not hold, and bad science would be a better description of the problem at hand. Accordingly, the validity of a retraction note due to fabrication is questioned on the grounds of discrimination against mentally ill.
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|Important Because=It raises questions about the definition of fabrication and its difference with bad science, and whether journal editors should/could take into account the mental state of authors who submit articles.
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|Important For=Researchers; Journal editors; Policy makers
|Has Best Practice=Editors need to publish a retraction notice and specifically clarify the unreliability of results, without making a reference to the mental state of the author.
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|Has Link=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11948-011-9339-2
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|Related To Theme=Theme:4d29ae67-bee8-4203-b78f-320bc63025d0
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{{Tags
|Has Timepoint=1951
|Has Location=United States
|Has Virtue And Value=Reliability; Honesty; Accountability
|Has Good Practice And Misconduct=Fabrication (unconsciously)
|Related To Research Area=Biological sciences
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