An Introduction to Clinical Research in Psychiatry (Oxford Psychiatry Series) Book

Blazer and Hays have written this primer to acquaint practitioners and residents with the basic methodology of study design. The book covers single-subject studies, description studies (such as case registers and population-based surveys), community surveys, cohort and case-control studies, longitudinal studies, population genetic studies and clinical trials. The focus is on clinical research in which the patient is the unit of analysis. The two authors write in clear style, uncluttered by technical jargon, so that their book will be accessible to readers with little or no grounding in clinical research methods. The theoretical presentation is illustrated with examples from published studies which highlight the problems typically encountered by clinicians involved in patient-oriented research in psychiatry. Introduction to Clinical Research in Psychiatry employs an interactive, problem-based approach to introducing epidemiologic methods, which has been successfully tested in a course the authors taught at the Duke University School of Medicine. The book is designed primarily for mental health care professionals with little experience in research methods, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and others working in mental health centers, hospitals, and psychiatric ambulatory care centers.Read More