Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140101097

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE140101097

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Treatment-induced compulsive behaviours: Ethical and policy implications. Compulsive behaviours represent one of the largest preventable burdens in society. Some medications, such as those used to treat Parkinson's disease, can produce severe compulsions in certain individuals, which are akin to addiction. This project will explore: neurocognitive changes caused by these medications; the impact that drug-induced compulsive behaviours have on affected individuals, their sense of agency, identity and moral responsibility; and the ethical, legal and policy consequences of drug-induced behaviour. This project will help us to understand the neuropsychology of compulsive behaviour and reduce its occurrence. It will also enable society to meet the ethical and policy challenges raised by neuroscience research on compulsive behaviour.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2014

End Date: 31-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $395,127.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Mental Health | Bioethics (human and animal) | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Psychology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Mental Health | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences

Other Keywords

Bioethics (human and animal) | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology) | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | Mental Health | Psychology

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