Methods for defining and determining the clinical significance of treatment effects: description, application, and alternatives.

Abstract:

:This article summarizes and scrutinizes the growth of the development of clinically relevant and psychometrically sound approaches for determining the clinical significance of treatment effects in mental health research by tracing its evolution, by examining modifications in the method, and by discussing representative applications. Future directions for this methodology are proposed.

journal_name

J Consult Clin Psychol

authors

Jacobson NS,Roberts LJ,Berns SB,McGlinchey JB

doi

10.1037//0022-006x.67.3.300

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1999-06-01 00:00:00

pages

300-7

issue

3

eissn

0022-006X

issn

1939-2117

journal_volume

67

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