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Empirical Research
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Definition of 'Empirical Research'The study, based on direct observation, use of statistical records, interviews, or experimental methods, of actual practices or the actual impact of practices or policies. Common names: Empirical Research; Research, Empirical |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
An integrative dimensional classification of personality disorder.
30 Aug 2009 
Psychological assessment research concerns how to describe psychological dysfunction in ways that are both valid and useful. Recent advances in assessment research hold the promise of facilitating significant improvements in description and ... Read more...
A review of dissociative disorders treatment studies.
30 Aug 2009 This review examines empirical reports of treatment for Dissociative Disorders (DD), including 16 DD treatment outcome studies and 4 case studies that used standardized measures. Collectively, these reports suggest that treatment for DD is ... Read more...
Psychotherapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder.
30 Jul 2009 Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with exposure and response prevention is a first-line intervention for adult and childhood obsessive-compulsive disorder. Methodologically rigorous controlled trials have suggested that benefits from CBT exceed ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Empirical Research'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Adverse events in randomized trials: neglected, restricted, distorted, and silenced.
24 Oct 2009 - Child protection and the health professional: mandatory responding is our duty. 5 Sep 2009
- Assessing the appropriateness of care--its time has come. 31 Aug 2009
- An integrative dimensional classification of personality disorder. 30 Aug 2009
- A review of dissociative disorders treatment studies. 30 Aug 2009
- Registries for robust evidence. 17 Aug 2009
- Psychotherapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder. 30 Jul 2009
- An evolutionary hypothesis of depression and its symptoms, adaptive value, and risk factors. 30 Jul 2009
- Impact of quality of evidence on the strength of recommendations: an empirical study. 19 Jul 2009
- Bed rest in health and critical illness: a body systems approach. 29 Jun 2009
- Effective knowledge-based potentials. 29 Jun 2009
- Setting priorities for health interventions in developing countries: a review of empirical studies. 24 Jun 2009
- Empirical analysis of the effects of cyber security incidents. 22 Jun 2009
- Empirical research, psychoanalytic training, and psychoanalytic attitudes. 13 Jun 2009
- Multilevel modeling of direct effects and interactions of peers, parents, school, and community influences on adolescent substance use. 10 Jun 2009
- Perspective: Hidden treasures from the archives. 30 May 2009
- Productive innovations in hospitals: an empirical research on the relation between technology and productivity in the Dutch hospital industry. 30 May 2009
- Learning, forgetting, and hospital quality: an empirical analysis of cardiac procedures in Maryland and Arizona. 30 May 2009
- The seemingly quixotic pursuit of a cumulative psychological science: introduction to the special issue. 30 May 2009
- With the inclusion of $1.1 billion for comparative effectiveness research in the 2009 fiscal stimulus bill in the United States, the experience of other countries with such research is of substantial interest in this country. 30 May 2009
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Technical information about 'Empirical Research'
Definition: The study, based on direct observation, use of statistical records, interviews, or experimental methods, of actual practices or the actual impact of practices or policies.
Descriptor UI: D036262
Alternative terms: Empirical Research; Research, Empirical;
Related Mesh Headings: Data Collection;
Tree Number: H01.770.644.241;
History Note: 2003