Buch, Englisch, 428 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 608 g
Buch, Englisch, 428 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 608 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-851551-7
Verlag: OUP Oxford
Key Features:
An introduction to epidemiological techniques for psychiatric research
- Adapts methods from general epidemiology to the special circumstances of psychiatry
- This book directly supports the critical appraisal component of the MRCPych exam syllabus and the MSc in Psychiatric Epidemiology run jointly by the Institute of Psychiatry and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Description:
Epidemiology is a practical discipline involving the systematic study of health, disease and human behaviour in the natural world. It aims to describe the extent and pattern of a problem; who, when and where people become ill, and then to explain these observations; why people become ill?
Practical 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:
Section I: Basic Principles
1. Introduction to psychiatric epidemiology
2. Measurement in psychiatry
3. Cultural issues in measurement and research
4. Research ethics
Section II: Study Design
5. Introduction to epidemiological study designs
6. Ecological studies
7. Cross sectional surveys
8. Case control studies
9. Cohort studies
10. Randomised controlled trials
11. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Section III: Interpretation
12. Inference 1: chance, bias and confounding
13. Inference 2: causation
14. Statistical methods in psychiatric epidemiology I: A statistician's perspective
15. Statistical methods in psychiatric epidemiology II: An epidemiologist's perspective
16. Critical appraisal
Section IV: Special Topics
17. Genetic epidemiology I: Behavioural genetics
18. Genetic epidemiology II: Molecular genetics
19. Health economics for psychiatric epidemiology
20. Qualititative research
21. Emerging themes in psychiatric epidemiology
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An introduction to epidemiological techniques for psychiatric research
- Adapts methods from general epidemiology to the special circumstances of psychiatry
- This book directly supports the critical appraisal component of the MRCPych exam syllabus and the MSc in Psychiatric Epidemiology run jointly by the Institute of Psychiatry and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Description:
Epidemiology is a practical discipline involving the systematic study of health, disease and human behaviour in the natural world. It aims to describe the extent and pattern of a problem; who, when and where people become ill, and then to explain these observations; why people become ill?
Practical 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:
Section I: Basic Principles
1. Introduction to psychiatric epidemiology
2. Measurement in psychiatry
3. Cultural issues in measurement and research
4. Research ethics
Section II: Study Design
5. Introduction to epidemiological study designs
6. Ecological studies
7. Cross sectional surveys
8. Case control studies
9. Cohort studies
10. Randomised controlled trials
11. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Section III: Interpretation
12. Inference 1: chance, bias and confounding
13. Inference 2: causation
14. Statistical methods in psychiatric epidemiology I: A statistician's perspective
15. Statistical methods in psychiatric epidemiology II: An epidemiologist's perspective
16. Critical appraisal
Section IV: Special Topics
17. Genetic epidemiology I: Behavioural genetics
18. Genetic epidemiology II: Molecular genetics
19. Health economics for psychiatric epidemiology
20. Qualititative research
21. Emerging themes in psychiatric epidemiology
Zielgruppe
Psychiatrists (trained and in training), clinical psychologists, academic psychiatric nurses, epidemiologists and social scientists.
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