| A Clinician's Guide to Statistics and Epidemiology in Mental Health Contributor(s): Ghaemi, S. Nassir (Author) |
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ISBN: 052170958X ISBN-13: 9780521709583 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $68.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Describes statistical concepts in plain English with minimal mathematical content, giving an insight into which statistics to believe - and why. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Medical | Epidemiology |
| Dewey: 362.204 |
| LCCN: 2009019273 |
| Series: Cambridge Medicine (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 166 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ghaemi, S. Nassir: - S. Nassir Ghaemi MD MPH is Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine, and Director of the Mood Disorders and Psychopharmacology Programs, Department of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. |