What is a Systematic Review?

What is a Systematic Review ?  updated 2nd edition, April 2009 Click on the title above to access the paper, direct full-text Abstract: Systematic reviews have increasingly replaced traditional narrative reviews and expert commentaries as a way of summarising research evidence.   Systematic reviews attempt to bring the same level of rigour to reviewing research evidence [...]

NHS Evidence – Neurological Conditions update May 2010

NHS Evidence – Neurological Conditions update May 2010 Click on the title above to access these resources Welcome to the neurological conditions specialist collection update This bulletin aims to update you on: Interesting items recently added to the collection The latest journal articles as highlighted by our Clinical Lead and Topic Advisors Upcoming events of [...]

Is guided self-help as effective as face-to-face psychotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies

Is guided self-help as effective as face-to-face psychotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies, Psychological Medicine, 2010 Cuijpers P et al. Abstract: Background Although guided self-help for depression and anxiety disorders has been examined in many studies, it is not clear whether it is equally effective as [...]