Methodology of the Evaluation of Psychotropic Drugs
. Ed(S): Benkert, Otto; Maier, Wolfgang; Rickels, Karl
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Paperback. Editor(s): Benkert, Otto; Maier, Wolfgang; Rickels, Karl. Series: Psychopharmacology Series. Num Pages: 191 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 31 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 323.
The idea of placebo-controlled drug trials and the advent of test statistics during the first part of this century were the major milestones in the establishment of a convincing methodology for demonstrating the efficacy of treatments. The first tricyclic and neuroleptic drugs were tested for their efficacy in psychiatric disorders along the lines of these methodological developments, but subsequent trials with psychotropic drugs did not adhere to these principles to the same extent because it became difficult to justify placebo-controlled trials once effective treatments had been established. Consequently, the second generation of an tidepressants and neuroleptics (since the early 1960s) ... Read more
The idea of placebo-controlled drug trials and the advent of test statistics during the first part of this century were the major milestones in the establishment of a convincing methodology for demonstrating the efficacy of treatments. The first tricyclic and neuroleptic drugs were tested for their efficacy in psychiatric disorders along the lines of these methodological developments, but subsequent trials with psychotropic drugs did not adhere to these principles to the same extent because it became difficult to justify placebo-controlled trials once effective treatments had been established. Consequently, the second generation of an tidepressants and neuroleptics (since the early 1960s) ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
Series
Psychopharmacology Series
Number of Pages
191
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642753725
SKU
V9783642753725
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