A systematic review of trial registration and selective outcome reporting in psychotherapy randomized controlled trials

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 65-77

  Bradley, H A ^a   Rucklidge, J J ^a   Mulder, R T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

outcome; psychotherapy; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; FUNDING; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGISTRATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLISHING; REGISTER; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRY; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES;

EID: 85001861232     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acps.12647     Document Type: Review

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