Misrepresenting the characteristics of research participants in psychiatric studies
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Misrepresenting the characteristics of research participants in psychiatric studies
What is this about?
This factual case is about various instances of scientific misconduct by a psychiatrist. The scientific misconduct ranges from the stealing of research funding money from the government for personal uses to the fabrication of data. The psychiatrist is now banned from research funding for two years and must correct or retract four of his previously published papers.
Why is this important?
Data fabrication in clinical trails endangers the health of both current participants and future patients that will be treated with the drug if it is ‘proven’ efficacious. In addition, data fabrication lowers the public trust in science. Moreover, data fabrication and stealing of funding money for personal uses may lead to the waste of precious research funding budgets on unscientific research. The present case shows that these practices are still present in our current time and scientific community and may span a long period. Therefore, one should remain vigilant for such types of scientific misconduct.
