Examining the effects of prevention programs on the incidence of new cases of mental disorders: the lack of statistical power

In the past few decades about 1,000 controlled studies have examined the effects of mental health prevention programs, but few studies have examined the effects of such programs on the incidence of new cases of mental disorders defined according to diagnostic criteria. A major reason why so few stud...

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Published in:	The American journal of psychiatry Vol. 160; no. 8; p. 1385
Main Author:	Cuijpers, Pim
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.08.2003
Subjects:	Adolescent Child Cognitive Therapy Data Interpretation, Statistical Female Humans Incidence Male Mental Disorders - epidemiology Mental Disorders - prevention & control Meta-Analysis as Topic Patient Selection Preventive Health Services - methods Preventive Health Services - statistics & numerical data Primary Prevention - methods Primary Prevention - statistics & numerical data Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Research Design - standards Research Design - statistics & numerical data Risk Factors
ISSN:	0002-953X
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