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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807108203321

Titolo

Evidence-based outcome research [[electronic resource] ] : a practical guide to conducting randomized controlled trials for psychosocial interventions / / edited by Arthur M. Nezu & Christine Maguth Nezu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-19-804145-4

0-19-026165-X

1-281-16298-1

9786611162986

1-4356-0095-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxv, 486 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

NezuArthur M

NezuChristine M

Disciplina

616.89

Soggetti

Evidence-based psychiatry

Psychiatry - Research - Methodology

Psychotherapy - Research - Methodology

Clinical trials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Section I: Conceptual Issues -- 1 The "Devil Is in the Details": Recognizing and Dealing With Threats to Validity in Randomized Controlled Trials -- 2 Explanation of the CONSORT Statement With Application to Psychosocial Interventions -- Section II: Assessment Issues -- 3 Clinical Interviews -- 4 Behavioral Assessment -- 5 Self-Report Measures -- Section III: Methodological and Design Issues -- 6 Sample Size and Statistical Power -- 7 Subject Selection -- 8 Research Participant Recruitment and Retention -- 9 Random Assignment Procedures -- 10 Research Designs -- 11 Efficacy and Effectiveness in Developing Treatment Manuals -- 12 Selecting, Training, and Supervising Therapists -- 13 Ensuring Treatment Integrity -- Section IV: Data Analysis Issues -- 14 Data Analytic Frameworks: Analysis of Variance,



Latent Growth, and Hierarchical Models -- 15 Analyzing and Presenting Outcomes -- 16 Methods for Capturing the Process of Change -- 17 Assessing the Clinical Significance of Outcome Results -- 18 Assessing the Effect Size of Outcome Research -- Section V: Special Topics -- 19 Ethical Issues -- 20 Relevance of RCTs to Diverse Groups -- 21 Multisite Intervention Studies -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This edited volume provides both conceptual and practical information for conducting and evaluating evidence-based outcome studies. It encompasses psychotherapy research for traditional mental health disorders (eg. depression, anxiety), as well as psychosocial-based treatments provided to medical patient populations to have impact either on the disease process itself (pain, cardiovascular risk) or to improve the quality of life of such individuals. This is a hands-on book, whose major emphasis is on the practical nuts-and-bolts implementation of psychosocial-based RCTs from conception to completion.