Clinical effectiveness

Abstract

[...]is Effective Health Care, a bimonthly bulletin based on systematic reviews and synthesis of research on clinical effectiveness. The commentators are experts of international distinction. Because the commentaries are never anonymous, there is something of a culture of the positive. In our view, considerable further intellectual work remains to be done before treatment choice in psychiatry will truly be made on the basis of empirical data alone. Because none of us is (or should be) able to avoid the increased pressure for accountability in our practice, it is crucial that all of us should be familiar with the empirical evidence, not primarily to guide decisions but to be clear about the limitations of existing scientific knowledge. [...]a word about science and scientism.