Unwarranted optimism in media portrayals of genetic research on addiction overshadows critical ethical and social concerns.
Unwarranted optimism in media portrayals of genetic research on addiction overshadows critical ethical and social concerns.
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DOI：
10.1080/10810730.2014.999895
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Koenig BA
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文献类型：
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作者：
Ostergren JE;Dingel MJ;McCormick JB;Koenig BA
在美国，成瘾的代价，与大量新工具和技术相结合，推动了成瘾基因研究的爆炸式增长。由于媒体有能力反映和影响公众的看法，因此有必要审查如何向公众介绍成瘾基因研究预计产生的治疗和预防方法。我们对145篇来自美国流行印刷媒体的关于成瘾基因研究的新闻文章进行了文本分析，以及流行新闻和医学网站。在报道预防的文章中，媒体强调疫苗的开发和通过人群筛查确定有遗传风险的个人。强调治疗的文章通常会推广当前的药物解决方案，并强调针对特定遗传变异定制治疗的可能性。我们对这一报道的倾向表示关切，即侧重于药物治疗和基于遗传的预防方法的益处，而忽视或淡化潜在的风险和伦理问题。我们的分析表明，需要更平衡，以证据为基础的媒体报道基因研究的潜在成果。
The cost of addiction in the U.S., in combination with a host of new tools and techniques, has fueled an explosion of genetic research on addiction. Since the media has the capacity to reflect and influence public perception, there is a need to examine how treatments and preventive approaches projected to emerge from addiction genetic research are presented to the public. We conducted a textual analysis of 145 news articles reporting on genetic research on addiction from popular print media in the U.S., and from popular news and medical internet sites. In articles that report on prevention, the media emphasize vaccine development and identifying individuals at genetic risk through population screening. Articles that emphasize treatment often promote current pharmaceutical solutions and highlight the possibility of tailoring treatments to specific genetic variants. We raise concerns about the tendency of this coverage to focus on the benefits of pharmaceutical treatments and genetic-based approaches to prevention while neglecting or downplaying potential risks and ethical issues. Our analysis suggests a need for more balanced, evidence-based media reporting on the potential outcomes of genetic research.
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影响因子：
2.1
作者：
Chalaby, JK
通讯作者：
Chalaby, JK
影响因子：
158.5
作者：
CARMELLI, D;SWAN, GE;FABSITZ, R
通讯作者：
FABSITZ, R
影响因子：
1.2
作者：
Altheide, DL
通讯作者：
Altheide, DL
影响因子：
64.8
作者：
Collins, FS;Green, ED;Guyer, MS
通讯作者：
Guyer, MS
影响因子：
3.8
作者：
Carpenter, Matthew J.;Strange, Charlie;Gilbert, Gregory E.
通讯作者：
Gilbert, Gregory E.