Auteur : Prince, Martin 1960- / Stewart, Robert / Ford, Tamsin / Hotopf, Matthew

Maison d'édition : Oxford University Press

Date de publication : 2003

Collation : xii, 414 p. : ill.

ISBN : 0198515510

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : Section 1 : Basic principles
1. The development of psychaitric epidemiology -- 2. Measurement in psychaitry -- 3. Cultural issues in measurement and research -- 4. Ethics and research in psychiatry
Section 2 : Study design
5. Introduction to epidemiological study designs -- 6. Ecological and cross-level studies -- 7. Cross-sectional surveys -- 8. The case-control study -- 9. Cohort studies -- 10. Randomized controlled trials -- 11. Research synthesis : systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Section 3 : Interpretation
12. Inference 1 : chance, bias, and confounding -- 13. Inference 2 : causation -- 14. Statistical methods in psychiatric epidemiology 1 : a statistician's perspective -- 15. Statistical methods in psychaitric epidemiologuy 2 : an epidemiologist's perspective -- 16. Critical appraisal
Section 4 : Special topics
17. Genetic epidemiology 1 : behavioural genetics -- 18. Genetic epidemiology 2 : molecular genetics -- 19. Health economics for psychiatric epidemiology -- 20. Qualitative research -- 21. Psychiatric epidemiology, looking to the future

Résumé : 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 sutdies 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 fiels, accesible 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.

Mots-clés : Épidémiologie psychiatrique

Cote : WM 34 P954p 2003