| Journal: | Salud mental |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000316066 |
| ISSN: | 0185-3325 |
| Authors: | Aguilera Guzmán, Rosa María1 Mondragón Barrios, Liliana Medina-Mora Icaza, María Elena |
| Institutions: | 1Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, México, Distrito Federal. México |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Season: | Mar-Abr |
| Volumen: | 31 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Pages: | 129-138 |
| Country: | México |
| Language: | Español |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Spanish abstract | Este documento expone la reflexión sobre algunos dilemas éticos que se presentaron durante una investigación social cuyo objetivo fue identificar los malestares emocionales asociados a la migración internacional México-EUA y la utilización de servicios de salud mental. Específicamente, el análisis ético se centra en la información recabada en el trabajo de campo por medio de la técnica observación participante, en una comunidad rural en el estado de Michoacán |
| English abstract | This manuscript explains the reflection on certain ethical dilemmas that arose during a social research project, the aim of which was to identify the emotional distress associated with Mexico-United States international migration and the use of mental health services. The ethical analysis specifically focuses on the information obtained during the field work through the participatory observation technique, in a rural community in the state of Michoacan. The main conflictive situations experienced due to the notion of voluntariness and the principle of autonomy underpinning PIC include: • The fact that for some residents, discussing certain issues related to public mental health such as alcohol and drug consumption may be interpreted as "disloyalty" to their community and constitutes sufficient grounds for not participating. • Understanding that some researchers suffer the consequences of their colleagues' mistakes, as borne out by another of the arguments given for not participating: "We are fed up of fly-by-night researchers, who just come in, obtain their data and are never seen in the community again". It is also worth reflecting on whether this argument reflects a questioning of the researcher's authority and/or a loss of faith in social progress through science, but how can one speak of social progress with the residents of communities that lack drainage and electricity? |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Medicina social, Consentimiento informado, Etica médica, Migración, Salud mental |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Social medicine, Informed consent, Medical ethics, Migration, Mental health |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
