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A Clinician's Guide to Statistics and Epidemiology in Mental Health: Measuring Truth and Uncertainty

By S. Nassir Ghaemi

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
052170958X, 9780521709583
LCC
RC467.8 .G53 2009
Open Library ID
OL23229972M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2373805 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
166\166
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Accessible and clinically relevant, A Clinician's Guide to Statistics and Epidemiology in Mental Health describes statistical concepts in plain English with minimal mathematical content, making it perfect for the busy health professional. Using clear language in favour of complex terminology, limitations of statistical techniques are emphasized, as well as the importance of interpretation - as opposed to 'number-crunching' - in analysis. Uniquely for a text of this kind, there is extensive coverage of causation and the conceptual, philosophical and political factors involved, with forthright discussion of the pharmaceutical industry's role in psychiatric research. By creating a greater understanding of the world of research, this book empowers health professionals to make their own judgments on which statistics to believe - and why.

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