Ethics in Social Research

Psychedelic Mushrooms May Treat Depression

This week we look at the results of a study that came out recently in The New England Journal of Medicine that reports the use of psilocybin as a possible antidepressant. What makes this so interesting is in the use of the gold standard in experimental design - the randomly controlled trial (RCT) - the first study of this kind to do so.

Video

A narrated overview can be found via the YouTube science channel Seeker

Article

A more detailed breakdown is given in Scientific American

Paper

Take a look at the original publication or download Trial of Psilocybin versus Escitalopram for Depression using the links below

Link to the paper	PDF of the paper

Philosophy of Ethics

Even if this week’s class was a bit heavy, it is worth looking over the differing and often competing theories associated with ethics. You can download an infographic by clicking on the image below