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Author Scott, Angela

Title Finding the Evidence : a gateway to the literature in child and adolescent mental health
Edition 2nd ed
Published London : Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (215 pages)
Contents Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Introduction: the editors' goals and plans; Part 1 A guide to finding the evidence; Section 1: a description of terms; Section 2: a guide to searching; Section 3: finding the evidence summary; Part 2 The evidence; Section 4: directory; Section 5: individual conditions; Section 6: treatment approaches; Section 7: emerging data-sets; Section 8: service development and legal issues; Appendix i: search strategies; Search strategy to identify randomised controlled trials in Medline
Search strategy to identify systematic reviews and meta-analyses in MedlineAppendix ii: critical appraisal tools; Critical appraisal tool: meta-analyses and systematic reviews; Critical appraisal tool: randomised controlled trials; Guidance for calculating: 'number needed to treat'; NNTs: worked example; Guidance for calculating: 'confidence intervals'; Clinical guidelines; Criteria for the evaluation of qualitative research papers; Appendix iii: fax back to FOCUS
Summary There is an unprecedented demand for scientific evidence in child and adolescent mental health. Finding the Evidence is a unique resource that provides busy clinicians with rapid access to the best available secondary research evidence. This second edition is an essential tool for clinicians and includes: a simple guide to searching for research evidence; a list of the best research evidence on a wide range of subjects including systematic reviews, meta-analyses, guidelines and practice parameters identified not only by searching bibliographic database but by an expert selection of key and cut
Notes Print version record
Form Electronic book
Author Shaw, Mike
Joughin, Carol
ISBN 9781598758498
1598758497