End of the road for treatment-as-usual studies?

被引：49

作者：

Burns, Tom ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Oxford, Warneford Hosp, Dept Psychiat, Oxford OX3 7JX, England

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY | 2009年 / 195卷 / 01期

关键词：

ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT; PRISM PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED EVALUATION; CASE-MANAGEMENT; SERVICES; ILLNESS; CARE;

D O I：

10.1192/bjp.bp.108.062968

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

Using treatment as usual (TAU) in trials has obscured the repeated finding that assertive outreach has never reduced hospitalisation when compared with treatment by multidisciplinary teams (community mental health teams, CMHTs). Its use has delayed recognising that CMHTs are the more cost-effective, evidence-based approach, The term should be abandoned and trials should compare two equally well-defined services.

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