A Clinician's Guide to Statistics and Epidemiology in Mental Health: Measuring Truth and Uncertainty
Abstract
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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- Authors
- Ghaemi, S. N.
- Affiliations
- Tufts University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ghaemi, S. Nassir
- ORCID
- Ghaemi, S. Nassir
- Venue
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2009
- OpenAlex
- W2738759894
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 0.72
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Probabilistic Statistics in Medicine
- Keywords
- epidemiology of mental illness, causality, psychiatric research, pharmaceutical industry influence, evidence-based care
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