although allameh majlisi has not intended to write a distinct ethical book on ethics or to present a coherent moral system in various volumes of behar al-anwar, but we can deduce a comprehensive ethical system through examination of the different discussions he has made about different  verses and traditions. this deduced ethical system not only emphasizes the role of reason in explaining the t...

daily development of the human knowledge, promotion of biomedical technologies and improvement of physicians' ability in diagnosis and treatment of different types of diseases have always accompanied plenty of discussions and challengeable subjects, especially from the view point of ethical issues. obtaining deep and accurate recognition of these subjects, the attention of the physicians and th...

The field of biomedical ethics is increasingly discussed in speech-language pathology graduate school curricula as well as in continuing education forums. The application of the principles of medical ethics can be extremely helpful to the difficult decisions sometimes facing speech-language pathologists with respect to doing good for their patients while respecting both patients' autonomy and f...

2 All physicians are expected to be " ethical " practitioners and researchers who are familiar with key elements that underlie ethical practice, but many have not had formal courses or reviewed the literature on biomedical ethics for several years. As a consequence, practitioners and researchers may fail to consider ethical issues in their practice and are sometimes uncomfortable when asked to ...

Trying to make a decision between two outcomes, when there is some level of uncertainty, is inherently difficult because it involves probabilistic reasoning. Previous studies have shown that most people do not correctly apply Bayesian inference to solve probabilistic problems for decision making under uncertainty. In an effort to improve decision making with Bayesian problems, previous work has...

Case studies used in psychiatry for teaching and learning can include large amounts of personal information, and most medical journals refuse to publish case material without patient consent. However, not all patients are capable of consenting and maintaining anonymity is not always successful. Disclosure of personal information without consent can cause a sense of violation, but a principle of...

parts: ‘Research ethics,’ ‘Authorship,’ ‘Conflict of interest,’ and ‘Copyright policy.’ Prohibition of redundant publication is mentioned in the ‘Editorial policy’ section of the ‘Editorial and Review Policy’ section. Each manuscript is peer reviewed by three anonymous reviewers selected by the editor and associate editors (‘Peer-review process’ part). General ethical guidelines in HIR are desc...