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Table 2 Interviews with investigators

From: Triangulating perspectives on functional neuroimaging for disorders of mental health

Coded themes/Subthemes

Number of interviews in

 Coded themes/Subthemes

Number of interviews in

 

which coded themes and

 

which coded themes and

 

subthemes occur/total N

 

subthemes occur/total N

 

(N = 28)

 

(N = 28)

Goals of research

 

Risks to participants

 

  Treatment choice

9

  Noise, claustrophobia

11

  Prediction

7

  Incidental findings

9

  Monitoring

5

  False hope for treatment

8

  Treatment

4

  Distrust of science or medicine

3

  Diagnosis

3

  Inaccurate diagnosis

6

  Pre-surgical planning

3

  Increased stigma

5

  Defining populations

1

  Negative self-understanding

4

Challenges

 

  Distrust of science or medicine

3

  Scientific challenges

12

  Breach of confidentiality

2

  Funding challenges

8

  Discrimination (e.g., insurance)

2

  Technical limitations

5

  None (explicitly)

3

  Heterogeneous protocols

1

Future of neuroimaging

 

  Participant recruitment

4

  Clinical trials needed

16

  Ethics review itself

2

  Clinical trials not needed

1

  Balancing research with care

2

  Larger samples

13

  Obtaining informed consent

1

  Multi site trials

12

  Lack of creativity in the field

2

  Controlled studies

7

Potential benefits

 

  Blinded trials

5

  Improved care

9

  Randomized trials

5

  Better understanding illness

6

  Longitudinal studies

2

  Reduced stigma

5

  Add-on studies

2

  Improved self-attitude

1

  Standardized imaging protocols

6

  New knowledge

2

  Different models of disease

2

  None (explicitly)

2

  Drug trials

2

  

Clinical Uptake

 
  

  Demand from clinicians

1

  

  Science not ready

11