THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC TOOLBOX IN PSYCHIATRY - POPULATION-BASED METHODS INTHE STUDY OF MENTAL-DISORDERS

Authors
LLOYD KR WEICH S
Citation
Kr. Lloyd et S. Weich, THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC TOOLBOX IN PSYCHIATRY - POPULATION-BASED METHODS INTHE STUDY OF MENTAL-DISORDERS, Current opinion in psychiatry, 10(2), 1997, pp. 149-152
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
Current opinion in psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
09517367
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
149 - 152
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-7367(1997)10:2<149:TETIP->2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The basic contents of the epidemiological toolbox remain much the same but there are exciting developments particularly in the field of gene tic epidemiology. Refinements in survey design and other methodologica l innovations are discussed and the relationships between epidemiology , public health and policy considered.