| Evidence in Mental Health Care Contributor(s): Priebe, Stefan (Author), Slade, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415236924 ISBN-13: 9780415236928 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $65.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2002 Annotation: Mental health care increasingly faces a challenge to be 'evidence based'. However, it's still not clear what sort of evidence researchers should be producing for mental health services, or what purchasers should be looking for. "Evidence in Mental Health Care" evaluates a range of different research methodologies and will prove vital for the successful extension of evidence-based evaluation to mental health services in general. It will be essential reading for researchers, students and practitioners across the range of mental health disciplines, health service managers and purchasers of services. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Research & Methodology - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 362.2 |
| LCCN: 2001052545 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.38" W x 9.74" (1.25 lbs) 286 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mental health care increasingly faces a challenge to be 'evidence based'. However, despite much policy activity in the UK, it's still not clear what sort of evidence researchers should be producing for mental health services, or what purchasers should be looking for. Evidence in Mental Health Care evaluates a range of different research methodologies and types of 'evidence', and includes: * a historical and conceptual analysis of what was regarded as evidence in the past, and what impact it has had in mental health care Evidence in Mental Health Care will prove vital for the successful extension of evidence-based evaluation to mental health services in general. It will be essential reading for researchers, students and practitioners across the range of mental health disciplines, health service managers and purchasers of services. |