متاآنالیز در تحقیقات روانپزشکی: روش‌های بنیادی و پیشرفته

This book introduces the latest meta-analytical methods and discusses their applications in the field of psychiatry. A comprehensive list of methods used in meta-analysis has been described in simple language and demonstrated with real-time examples. This informative volume explains the importance of meta-analysis and describes how it differs from narrative and systematic reviews. It also relates the historical development of meta-analysis and explains methods used for locating and selecting the required studies in a given domain. Suitable software is examined in detail as well. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Protocol Writing for Meta-Analysis Study -- 3: Formulation of Research Problem -- 4: Location and Selection of Studies -- 5: Quality Assessment of Selected Studies -- 6: Effect Sizes of Primary Studies -- 7: Preparation of Meta-Analysis Master Sheet -- 8: Meta-Analysis Plots -- 9: Meta-Analysis of Two Studies -- 10: Methods for Pooling Estimates: Fixed Effects Model -- 11: Method for Pooling Estimates: Random Effects Model -- 12: Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis -- 13: Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies -- 14: Additional Meta-Analysis Techniques -- 15: Reporting Meta-Analysis Results -- 16: Implications of Results of Meta-Analysis -- 17: Meta-Analysis Software -- 18: Running Meta-Analysis Using Stata -- Appendix I: Numerical Demonstration: Meta-Analytical Approach to Estimate Prevalence of Schizophrenia in India -- Index This title introduces the latest meta-analytical methods and discusses their applications in the field of psychiatry. A comprehensive list of methods used in meta-analysis has been described in simple language and demonstrated with real-time examples. It explains the importance of meta-analysis and describes how it differs from narrative and systematic reviews. It also relates the historical development of meta-analysis and explains methods used for locating and selecting the required studies in a given domain