Clinical research in child psychiatry--methods and strategies.
Research methods in child psychiatry are derived from many disciplines--epidemiology, genetics, neurochemistry, pharmacology, electrophysiology, psychology, linguistics, and analytical chemistry--as well as several branches of medicine, particularly pediatrics, neurology, and psychiatry. The application of methods must be informed by the knowledge and concerns which emerge from the clinician's authentic clinical engagement with children and families. Research strategies require the definition of specific questions which can be addressed by discrete studies as well as the progressive integration of findings and perspectives. Systematic clinical investigations require institutional supports--opportunities and enticements for young investigators, long-term stability of research groups, and ease of collaboration and among specialists.
D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012106:Research