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EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE

A Major Change of Prescribing Pattern in Absence of Adequate Evidence: Benzodiazepines Versus Newer Antidepressants in Anxiety Disorders

Patricia Berney, Demian Halperin, Rodrigo Tango, Isabelle Daeniker-Dayer, Pierre Schulz
We performed a systematic review of controlled trials on anxiety disorders treatment (generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social phobia, and post-traumatic stress disorder) published from 1980 to 2006, and identified trials comparing the efficacy of...
Psychopharmacology Bulletin 41(3): 39-47, 2008/07/28
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Evidence-Based Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders with Comorbid Medical Illnesses: The Need for Large Simple Clinical Trials

Warren D.Taylor, MD, P. Murali Doraiswamy, M.B.,B.S., and K. Ranga R. Krishnan, M.B.,B.S
When discussing psychiatric illnesses in the elderly, one cannot ignore coexisting medical problems. With aging, there is a rapid increase in the prevalence of medical disorders including cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, heart disease, and arthritis....
Psychopharmacology Bulletin 40(4): 5-11, 2007/08/15
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EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE

Evidence-Based Practice: How to Evaluate What You Read

K. Ranga Rama Krishnan, MB, ChB
Systematic reviews and meta-analysis are affected by the studies that are included or excluded. A number of biases are common, including excluding unpublished data, non-English language publications, and non-indexed articles. In addition, there can be...
Psychopharmacology Bulletin 37(4): 88-91, 2004/02/27
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EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE

Practical Evidence-Based Medicine

Kenneth R. Gersing, MD, and K. Ranga Rama Krishnan, MB, ChB
Evidence-based medicine, the practice of making decisions about individual patient care using the best current evidence, is important for improvement of medical care. However, successfully implementing evidence-based medicine is difficult and complicated; only 15% of...
Psychopharmacology Bulletin 36(4): 20-26, 2002/10/15
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EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE

Evidence-Based Mental Health

K. Ranga Rama Krishnan, MB, ChB
Three elements exist for the practice of evidence-based mental health: development of a question, evaluation consisting of search and appraisal of the applicable literature, and synthesis of the information in the context of an individual...
Psychopharmacology Bulletin 36(4): 27-34, 2002/10/15
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