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ArticleAustralasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists2023

The importance of appraising articles and conducting psychiatric journal clubs.

Edward Miller, Michael James Weightman, Ashna Basu, Andrew Amos

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Article in Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Edward MillerSchool of Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-5643-7648
Michael James WeightmanSchool of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8451-2529
Ashna BasuPrince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6422-7576
Andrew AmosSchool of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9145-0212

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo describe the importance of scientifically rigorous journal clubs in psychiatric education, and to provide a framework to effectively run journal clubs and appraise articles in a journal club format. This paper explores the concept of journal clubs and describes issues with the current state of academic science. It then lists factors associated with effectiveness of journal clubs and outlines a structure for appraising articles relevant to psychiatric practice in a journal club format.

conclusionsCurrent models of academic research and publishing, which can reward practices vulnerable to multiple forms of bias, make the consistent and valued use of journal clubs in psychiatric education and continuing professional development more important than ever. The literature shows that journal clubs can provide a valuable forum for mental health clinicians to update themselves on recent medical and scientific knowledge, while practicing and teaching skills in critical appraisal of research, statistics, clinical decision-making and epidemiology.

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Periodicals as TopicPsychiatrybasic sciencejournal clubpsychiatric education

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PMID37490940
PMCPMC10725621

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