| Description |
161 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction - why evidence-based mental health care? -- 2. Formulating answerable questions -- 3. Searching the mental health literature -- 4. What is the best treatment? -- 5. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- 6. Putting evidence to use - clinical practice guidelines -- 7. What is the cause? -- 8. What is going to happen to me? : prognostic studies in mental health -- 9. Critical appraisal of psychiatric rating scales, diagnostic tests, and clinical decision rules -- 10. Critical appraisal of qualitative research -- 11. What to do if there is no evidence -- 12. Putting it all together - practicing evidence-based mental health care -- App. A. Antidepressants for depression in medical illness (Cochrane review) -- App. B. Example of a medline record -- App. C. Steps in conducting a systematic review |
| Summary |
An introduction to evidence-based mental health care for all mental health professionals - psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses and clinical psychologists. Author Hatcher from University of Auckland, NZ and author Oakley-Browne from Monash University, Victoria |
| Notes |
Simon Hatcher is senior lecturer at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and Rob Butler is a consultant in old age psychiatry at Waitemata Health, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Mental health services.
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Evidence-based medicine.
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Psychiatry -- Decision making.
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Evidence-based psychiatry.
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Mental illness -- Treatment.
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Mental Disorders -- therapy.
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Mental Health Services.
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Evidence-Based Medicine.
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| Author |
Butler, Rob.
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Oakley-Browne, Mark.
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| LC no. |
2004050342 |
| ISBN |
0443073066 |
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