man’s conversation does not make sense. A policeman takes her to a local hospital, but the psychiatrists there refuse to admit her because they say she has done nothing to suggest she is a danger to herself or others. She also indicates unwillingness to go back into the hospital voluntarily. She returns to the train station. A few days later she is found raped and murdered nearby. (Torrey, 1983, pp. 182-183)The most disturbing ethical problem concerns experimentation and research of those confined in mental hospitals. There are three types of experimentation and research, which could be applied to them. One is the use of procedures or drugs, which have little, or no bearing on the illness. For example: testing a hepatitis vaccine on schizophrenics. Another form is the use of procedures or drugs, which may be directly beneficial, such as a drug to control the symptoms of schizophrenia. The final type of research is that which is trying to find a better treatment, or the cause of the disease, but most likely won’t be a benefit to the patient. An example of this would be performing tests on a schizophrenic to help develop a cure for schizophrenia. That would not benefit the individual because most likely by the time the drug is ready to be prescribed the patient would be dead.In conclusion, schizophrenia is a disease that is not well under stood. As more is learned about the disease and how it affects the brain of those who suffer from it better treatments will be discovered. Even with the best treatment, support from family and friends are crucial in maintaining normality to the life of those with schizophrenia. ...
