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Practical psychiatric epidemiology / edited by Martin Prince ... [and others].
LIBRA RC455.2.E64 P736 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford medical publications
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychiatric epidemiology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Psychiatric epidemiology.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Mental Disorders--epidemiology.
- Mental Disorders--etiology.
- Risk Factors.
- Medical Subjects:
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Mental Disorders--epidemiology.
- Mental Disorders--etiology.
- Risk Factors.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 414 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- This practical handbook of psychiatric epidemiology provides a general introduction to epidemiological techniques for psychiatric research. As demand grows for evidence based practice in psychiatry, there is increasing use of epidemiological methods for studies into causes, prognosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders; however, working in the field of mental health throws up its own particular challenges. This book explains how to adapt the tried and tested methods used in generic epidemiology to the special circumstances of psychiatric epidemiology. The result is a comprehensive introduction to the field, accessible to clinicians, in practice and in training, as well as those embarking on a career in mental health research. It will also be of interest to those from outside the sphere of mental health, interested in the special methodological difficulties encountered.
- Contents:
- 1 The development of psychiatric epidemiology / The Editors 3
- 2 Measurement in psychiatry / Martin Prince 13
- 3 Cultural issues in measurement and research / Vikram Patel 43
- 4 Ethics and research in psychiatry / Anthony S. Kessel, Francesca Silverton 65
- Section 2 Study design
- 5 Introduction to epidemiological study designs / Tamsin Ford 85
- 6 Ecological and cross-level studies / Jan Neeleman 97
- 7 Cross-sectional surveys / Martin Prince 111
- 8 The case-control study / Matthew Hotopf 131
- 9 Cohort studies / Scott Weich, Martin Prince 155
- 10 Randomized controlled trials / Sube Banerjee 177
- 11 Research synthesis: systematic reviews and meta-analysis / Joanna Moncrieff 203
- Section 3 Interpretation
- 12 Inference 1: chance, bias, and confounding / Robert Stewart 221
- 13 Inference 2: causation / Robert Stewart 239
- 14 Statistical methods in psychiatric epidemiology 1: a statistician's perspective / Michael E. Dewey 255
- 15 Statistical methods in psychiatric epidemiology 2: an epidemiologist's perspective / Martin Prince 275
- 16 Critical appraisal / Rachel Churchill 291
- Section 4 Special topics
- 17 Genetic epidemiology 1: behavioural genetics / Fruhling Rijsdijk, Pak Sham 317
- 18 Genetic epidemiology 2: molecular genetics / David Collier, Tao Li 335
- 19 Health economics for psychiatric epidemiology / Daniel Chisholm, Paul McCrone 357
- 20 Qualitative research / Joanna Murray 377
- 21 Psychiatric epidemiology
- looking to the future / The Editors 385.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0198515510
- OCLC:
- 51534764
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