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The Problems of Tracing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Art O'Connor  and
Joan Daly
Art O'Connor
Affiliation:
Royal Free Hospital, London (formerly Psychiatric Registrar, St John of God Hospital)
Joan Daly
Affiliation:
St John of God Hospital, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
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The importance of tracing technique and persistence was stressed by Sims. Long-term follow-up studies help to complete the clinical picture, a phrase used by Morris. They also help to clarify such issues as the effectiveness of treatment methods and changes in the socio-demographic status of patients. Unless a high percentage of the follow-up group is effectively traced, then the results of a long-term follow-up study must be suspect.

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Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , March 1986 , pp. 51 - 52
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