Decision curve analysis for assessing the usefulness of tests for making decisions to treat: An application to tests for prodromal psychosis

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 730-737

  Pulleyblank, Ryan ^a   Chuma, Jefter ^b   Gilbody, Simon M ^a   Thompson, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Patient preferences; Proactive treatment; Prodromal psychosis; Shared decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECISION CURVE ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PRODROMAL PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; PRODROMAL SYMPTOMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84883795720     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032394     Document Type: Article

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