Appraisal Tools from CASP - Now Added to the Res.Guide Tab

Posted on April 24, 2008 by sjennings29

 Appraisal Tools now been added to the Res.Guide Tab on this site.
The following tools were developed by the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) to help with the process of critically appraising articles of the following types of research:

Systematic Reviews

Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs)

Qualitative Research

Economic Evaluation Studies

Cohort Studies

Case Control Studies

Diagnostic Test Studies

All of the above are available [...]

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Hawton - Deliberate self-harm by under-15-year-olds: characteristics, trends and outcome

Posted on April 24, 2008 by sjennings29

  Deliberate self-harm by under-15-year-olds: characteristics, trends and outcome,
Keith Hawton and Louise Harriss, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 49 (4) , 441–448

Abstract:
Background: Relatively little information is available about the characteristics and long-term outcome of children and adolescents aged under 15 years who present to general hospitals because of deliberate self-harm (DSH).
Method: Information was collected on 710 [...]

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