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The Therapeutic Misconception at 25: Treatment, Research, and Confusion
- Hastings Center Report
- The Hastings Center
- Volume 37, Number 6, November-December 2007
- pp. 36-42
- 10.1353/hcr.2007.0092
- Article
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"Therapeutic misconception" has been misconstrued, and some of the newer, mistaken interpretations are troublesome. They exaggerate the distinction between research and treatment, revealing problems in the foundations of research ethics and possibly weakening informed consent.