PubMed · 11379846
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S Kumar, M Oakley-Browne. 2001. Problems with ensuring a double blind.. https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.v62n0413b
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OBJECTIVE: To introduce clinicians to the methodology and critical appraisal of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in psychiatry. METHOD: The methodology of RCTs in psychiatry is discussed. Using a systematic approach to critical appraisal, a published RCT of treatments for severe depression is examined and evaluated. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The RCT appraised illustrates certain problematic areas in the methodology of trials in psychiatry. A detailed knowledge of methodology and critique of RCTs is essential in determining whether reported results will influence clinicians' practice.
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