A realist approach to the evaluation of complex mental health interventions
A realist approach to the evaluation of complex mental health interventions
Conventional approaches to evidence in which RCTs are prioritised appear increasingly inadequate for the evaluation of complex mental health interventions. By focusing on causal mechanisms and understanding the complex interactions between interventions, patients and contexts, realist approaches offer alternative ways of generating transferrable knowledge. While it has been suggested that the two approaches might be combined in realist RCTs, substantial barriers remain.
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August 2018
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Duncan, Craig, Weich, Scott, Fenton, Sarah-Jane, Twigg, Liz, Moon, Graham, Madan, Jason, Singh, Swaran, Crepaz-Keay, David, Parsons, Helen and Bhui, Kamaldeep
(2018)
A realist approach to the evaluation of complex mental health interventions.
British Journal of Psychiatry, 213 (2), .
(doi:10.1192/bjp.2018.96).
Abstract
Conventional approaches to evidence in which RCTs are prioritised appear increasingly inadequate for the evaluation of complex mental health interventions. By focusing on causal mechanisms and understanding the complex interactions between interventions, patients and contexts, realist approaches offer alternative ways of generating transferrable knowledge. While it has been suggested that the two approaches might be combined in realist RCTs, substantial barriers remain.
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Accepted/In Press date: 26 April 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 20 July 2018
Published date: August 2018
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Liz Twigg
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Kamaldeep Bhui
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