Priorities in Psychiatric Research

Psychiatric priorities in developing countries.

Many psychiatrists assert that an expansion of mental health services in the developing countries is overdue. This will only take place if: (i) the tasks of mental health care are undertaken by a wide range of non-specialist health workers, including those responsible for primary health care; and (ii) services are directed initially at a very limited range of priority conditions. The method of ...

Research priorities in bronchiectasis.

Taking a network approach, we have identified research priorities in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. We discuss these in the context of increasing recognition of bronchiectasis and increasing mortality rates.

Research priorities in traditional Chinese

Priorities of ophthalmic research.

The purpose of research is to uncover truths, that is to describe reality validly. But all truths are not equally generalizable, and all research is not equally justifiable. For example, the value of a study that requires an N of 100,000 to reach statistical significance (a presumed truth) is likely to be far less than that of a study requiring only an N of 10. Furthermore, the value of researc...

Research priorities are critical.

Building on the review by Goldner et al., I argue that the first research tasks for disability management in Canada should be to articulate conceptual models; define promising disability management interventions and characterize the current longitudinal health and labour market trajectories of Canadians disabled by mental conditions. Research should next emphasize pilot studies of novel interve...