In addition, subjects need to be informed that while results may not contain any information that will be personally useful to them, the research findings are often used to generate knowledge that will inform future efforts in preventive and therapeutic developments.Racial mistrust.Elements of racial mistrust may continue to feature in the recruitment of Blacks into genetic research due to current perceptions of differential research experiences and reporting of study results, based on race. Racial stereotypes of supposed genetic inferiority of Blacks, propagated through publications such as The Bell Curve (Hernstein & Murray, 1996), It is important that investigators direct attention to the ways in which the results of recent studies have been interpreted and reported (Ossorio & Duster, 2005)—via scientific publications, and non-scientific forums such as popular magazines, televised shows, and how various racial groups might be portrayed by these reports.Benefits.Unlike clinical trials or other studies investigating psychotherapeutic or pharmacologic effectiveness, non-intervention psychiatric genetic research does not involve the provision of research-related treatment or similar services. Genetic research of psychiatric disorders is still exploratory and is not likely to yield any information that would be clinically meaningful to a participant. Besides monetary compensation, other forms of compensation can be provided,
