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Informed Consent
Mentally Disabled
Informed Consent
Categories:
Minors Students Mentally Disabled Secondary Data Sources Deception Web-based Studies Info. Mining from the Internet (Facebook,
MySpace, etc...)
Persons with mental disabilities also require special consideration. They may or may not be able to give consent depending upon the severity of their disabilities. If a person is capable of understanding the nature of the project, consent should be obtained from both the subject and a parent or guardian. In instances where the person is not competent to consent, parental or guardian consent alone is sufficient.
