EBM in practice: psychiatry

ABSTRACT Psychiatry was one of the first medical specialties to use the tools of evidence‐based medicine (EBM) — randomised controlled trials (RCTs), systematic reviews with meta‐analyses — and as many treatment decisions in psychiatry are evidence‐based as in general medicine. Psychiatrists have so...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical journal of Australia 2001-04, Vol.174 (8), p.403-404
1. Verfasser: Oakley‐Browne, Mark A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT Psychiatry was one of the first medical specialties to use the tools of evidence‐based medicine (EBM) — randomised controlled trials (RCTs), systematic reviews with meta‐analyses — and as many treatment decisions in psychiatry are evidence‐based as in general medicine. Psychiatrists have some reservations about the EBM approach because of perceived limitations in methodology of RCTs and systematic reviews; gaps in the evidence base; problems interpreting the available evidence; and neglect of individual patient uniqueness in quantitative research based on groups or populations. Research supports the value of psychotherapy and there are now a number of empirically validated efficacious psychotherapies for a range of disorders.
ISSN:0025-729X
1326-5377
DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143344.x