Choosing methods in mental health research : mental health research from theory to practice / edited by Mike Slade & Stefan Priebe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Who is research for? / Mike Slade & Stefan Priebe -- Single case experimental designs / Barbara A. Wilson -- Conversation analysis / Rosemarie McCabe -- Discourse analysis / Dave Harper -- Grounded theory / Karen Henwood -- Randomised controlled trials / Simon Wessely -- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis / Simon Gilbody -- Surveys / Rachel Jenkins ... [et al.] -- Influencing practice at primary care level / Paul Walters & Andre Tylee -- Influencing community mental health team practice to improve care outcomes / Tom Burns -- Influencing the public perception of mental illness / Vanessa Pinfold & Graham Thornicroft -- Influencing the media / Sophie Petit-Zeman -- Influencing policy in the United Kingdom / Frank Holloway -- Influencing policy in Germany / Bernd Puschner, Heinrich Kunze & Thomas Becker -- Influencing policy in Italy / Lorenzo Burti -- Influencing policy in Sweden / Lars Hansson -- Influencing policy in the United States / John S. Lyons & Whitney P. Witt -- The evidence context in mental health research / Joan Busfield -- A service user perspective on evidence / Peter Beresford -- Postmodern mental health services / Pat Bracken & Phil Thomas -- Research production and consumption / Stefan Priebe & Mike Slade.