Choosing methods in mental health research: mental health research from theory to practice
- Editors:
- SLADE Mike, PRIEBE Stefan, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 298p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book is concerned with how to choose the most appropriate mental health research method, not only to address a specific question, but to maximize the potential impact on shaping mental health care. The editors focus attention on the types of audience that the researcher is seeking to influence, the types of evidence each audience accepts as valid, and the relative strengths and limitations of each type of methodology. A range of research methodologies are described and critically appraised, and the use of evidence by different groups is discussed. This produces some important findings about the interplay between research production and consumption, and highlights directions for future mental health research theory and practice. The findings presented here will be relevant to mental health service users and professionals who use research evidence to inform decision-making.
- Subject terms:
- mental health problems, mental health services, psychiatry, research methods, service users, decision making, evidence-based practice;
- Content type:
- research
- ISBN print:
- 978 1 58391 844 9