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How to appraise clinical guidelines
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
Abstract
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Aims and method
We critically appraised clinical guidelines for the use of antidepressants, using an evidence-based approach.
Results
We were unable to identify recent guidelines. The appraisal tool we used failed to identify some of the difficulties now apparent when considering the validity and utility of guidelines.
Clinical implications
Critical appraisal tools are useful in providing a framework for assessing published material, but run the risk of blinding us with their simplicity.
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- Evidence-Based Psychiatry
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- This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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- Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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