From the IRB: What to do if the Conversation Hurts You

Another IRB example for those who collect them:

“Because we conducted our research under the auspices of the IRB at Massachusetts General Hospital, we were required to use the hospital’s standard ‘informed consent’ form, which covers all of its highly diverse research—most of which involves drug trials or new medical and surgical procedures. Consequently, even though we were only talking to people in an office [about violent video games], we were obligated to tell the participants in our focus groups that if they suffered any side effects from our conversations, they should immediately go to the nearest hospital emergency room!”

Lawrence Kutner & Cheryl K. Olson, Grand Theft Childhood 67 (Simon & Schuster 2008).