Epidemiology and clinical psychiatry
Cooper, B.
Acta Psychiatrica Belgica 86(4): 340-348
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8967 PMID: 3788631 Document Number: 274832
The applications of clinical and statistical epidemiology to the study of mental disorders are reviewed. A closer cooperation in this field between epidemiologists and clinicians, and a more active participation of psychiatrists in community-based research, are advocated and some practical steps towards this end are suggested.