Innovation, research integrity, and change: A conflict of interest management framework for program developers

This article examines the management of various forms of conflicts of interest that have the potential to produce bias and decrease the confidence of policy makers, funders, practitioners, fellow researchers, and the public in the value of psychological interventions. We argue that best practice guidelines are needed to assist developers negotiate the predictable, sometime unavoidable but challenging conflicts of interest that arise in the research process.

Source: Australian Psychologist - April 23, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Matthew R. Sanders, James N. Kirby, John W. Toumbourou, Timothy A. Carey, Sophie S. Havighurst Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research