Statistical Significance Testing and Clinical Effectiveness Studies

Psychotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-228

  Wise, Edward A ^a  

^a Mental Health Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical significance; Effectiveness; Outcome methods; Reliable change

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 80052649289     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: 19391536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022701     Document Type: Note

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