ABSTRACT

This book introduces the latest meta-analytical methods and discusses their applications in the field of psychiatry. A comprehensive list of methods used in meta-analysis has been described in simple language and demonstrated with real-time examples. This informative volume explains the importance of meta-analysis and describes how it differs from narrative and systematic reviews. It also relates the historical development of meta-analysis and explains methods used for locating and selecting the required studies in a given domain. Suitable software is examined in detail as well.

chapter 1|15 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|6 pages

Protocol Writing for Meta-Analysis Study

chapter 3|7 pages

Formulation of Research Problem

chapter 4|9 pages

Location and Selection of Studies

chapter 5|6 pages

Quality Assessment of Selected Studies

chapter 6|14 pages

Effect Sizes of Primary Studies

chapter 7|8 pages

Preparation of Meta-Analysis Master Sheet

chapter 8|10 pages

Meta-Analysis Plots

chapter 9|5 pages

Meta-Analysis of Two Studies

chapter 12|5 pages

Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis

chapter 13|11 pages

Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

chapter 14|19 pages

Additional Meta-Analysis Techniques

chapter 15|11 pages

Reporting Meta-Analysis Results

chapter 16|8 pages

Implications of Results of Meta-Analysis

chapter 17|7 pages

Meta-Analysis Software

chapter 18|42 pages

Running Meta-Analysis Using STATA