Evidence-based medicine and geriatric psychiatry.
The vast amount of clinical information available today and the difficulties that clinicians have in applying this information have given rise to interest in evidence-based medicine. An additional impetus for the development of the evidence-based medicine movement has been the increasing recognition that much of medical practice is not evidence-based. This article presents a brief overview of the principles of evidence-based medicine and its historical development, discusses some common criticisms of evidence-based practice, and illustrates its application to address a clinical problem. Suggestions are also provided for clinicians interested in developing evidence-based medicine skills.
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Raymond L
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Miami, Mount Sinai Medical Center, MRI Building 2nd Floor, 4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA. rownby@med.miami.edu
D000368:Aged; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005852:Geriatric Psychiatry / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic