Qualitative methods in early-phase drug trials: Broadening the scope of data and methods from an RCT of N-acetylcysteine in schizophrenia

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 909-913

  Berk, Michael ^a,b   Munib, Ahmed ^a   Dean, Olivia ^c   Malhi, Gin S ^e,f   Kohlmann, Kristy ^a,c   Schapkaitz, Ian ^c   Jeavons, Sue ^c,d   Katz, Fiona ^c   Anderson Hunt, Murray ^c   Conus, Philippe ^b   Hanna, Barbara ^a,g   Otmar, Renée ^a   Ng, Felicity ^h   Copolov, David L ^g   Bush, Ashley I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ORYGEN RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d School of Psychological Science   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL AND OCCUPATIONAL FUNCTIONING ASSESSMENT SCALE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 78249290706     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.09m05741yel     Document Type: Article

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