Reporting of harms in randomized controlled trials of psychological interventions for mental and behavioral disorders: A review of current practice

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-8

  Jonsson, Ulf ^a,b   Alaie, Iman ^c   Parling, Thomas ^c   Arnberg, Filip K ^c  

^a Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment ^*  (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Behavioral disciplines and activities; Psychotherapy; Randomized controlled trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; DETERIORATION; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINDFULNESS; MOOD DISORDER; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; DOCUMENTATION; ETHICS; MENTAL DISORDERS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84896125491     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2014.02.005     Document Type: Review

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