Qualitative methods in psychiatric research

Abstract

“Evidence-based medicine builds upon, rather than disparages or neglects, the evidence gained from good clinical skills and sound clinical experience.” (Sackett, 1995: p. 840)

Carer's experience and perceived effects of a skills based training programme for families of people with eating disorders: A qualitative study

“…Qualitative studies produce large amounts of data that can be difficult to manage, particularly when the data are being constantly reviewed and rearranged or recoded (Brown & Lloyd, 2001). There are now several computer programs available to aid in the management of qualitative analysis and so, the qualitative analysis package, Nvivo (1999) was used to manage and arrange the data in this study.…”

‘I am who I am’: Reputation concerns in adolescents on the autism spectrum

“…Qualitative methods can also empower individuals whose voices often go unheard (Carrington & Graham, 2001) -and adolescent autistic voices are all too often unheard in autism research (Pellicano, Dinsmore & Charman, 2014). Our previous quantitative work on reputation management (Cage et al, 2013) could not easily be explained by behavioural paradigms alone -suggesting that qualitative research can tell a story that cannot be told alone by numbers (Brown & Lloyd, 2001). Therefore, we believe that qualitative methods are highly beneficial for understanding how autistic individuals themselves construct the world (Humphrey & Lewis, 2008) and specifically their reputation.…”

A descriptive review of qualitative studies in first episode psychosis

“…There is burgeoning literature using qualitative methods in the field of general psychiatry. [1][2][3][4][5] This research highlights the subjective experience of serious mental illness, including an understanding of various aspects of treatment and everyday life in the community. Comparable inquiry in the early intervention and first episode psychosis (FEP) literature is in the early stages.…”