New findings from University of California, Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging in the area of psychiatry described
2007 NOV 19 -- Fresh data on psychiatry are presented in the report 'Clinical trials: bridging the gap between efficacy and effectiveness.' "The need for clinical psychiatry research to provide practical information to clinicians, families, and consumers has led to the development of new approaches to clinical trials. Efficacy trials, the historical backbone of clinical research, have many shortcomings in delivering practical information to stakeholders," scientists in the United States report. "The 'effectiveness' or 'public-health' model of intervention research targets a diverse group of patients across multiple settings that are outside of academic medical centres, with study design and outcomes that are selected on the basis of their potential to produce clinically meaningful information. The National Institute of Mental Health has funded three such clinical trials in recent years, respectively targeting schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease, depression, and bipolar disorder. Each of these studies has made a major impact, and provided new insights into the challenges of public health orientated trials in psychiatry," wrote C. Depp and colleagues, University of California, Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging. The researchers concluded: "In this review, we describe the underlying principles and practical considerations in efficacy and effectiveness-orientated trials." Depp and colleagues published their study in International Review of Psychiatry (Clinical trials: bridging the gap between efficacy and effectiveness. International Review of Psychiatry, 2007;19(5):531-9). For more information, contact C. Depp, University of California, Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging, San Diego, California 92161 USA.. Publisher contact information for the journal International Review of Psychiatry is: Carfax Publishing, Rankine Rd., Basingstoke RG24 8PR, Hants, England. Keywords: United States, San Diego, Clinical Trial Research, Psychiatry. This article was prepared by Biotech Business Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Biotech Business Week via NewsRx.com.
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