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By
Simon Hatcher, Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Mark Oakley-Browne, Professor of Rural Psychiatry, Monash University, Australia
Robert Butler, Psychiatrist, Auckland, New Zealand
Description
An introduction to evidence-based mental health care for all mental health professionals - psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses and clinical psychologists.
Audience
Medical students, residents, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses and clinical psychologists.
Contents
Introduction - why evidence-based mental health care
Formulating answerable questions
Searching the mental health literature
What
is the best treatment?
Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Putting evidence to use - clinical practice guidelines
What
is the cause?
What is going to happen to me?
Prognostic studies in mental health
Critical appraisal of psychiatric
rating scales, diagnostic tests and clinical decision rules
Critical appraisal of qualitative research
What to do if there
is no evidence
Putting it all together - practicing evidence -based mental health care
Appendix A: Antidepressants for
depression in medical illness (Cochrane Review)
Appendix B: Example of a Medline record
Appendix C: Steps in conducting
a systematic review
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Paperback, 176 pages, publication date: NOV-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07306-9
ISBN-10: 0-443-07306-6
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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