Challenges in developing evidence-based recommendations using the GRADE approach: the case of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders

Corrado Barbui; Tarun Dua; Mark van Ommeren; M Taghi Yasamy; Alexandra Fleischmann; Nicolas Clark; Graham Thornicroft; Suzanne Hill; Shekhar Saxena

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000322

Challenges in developing evidence-based recommendations using the GRADE approach: the case of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders

PLoS Med. 2010 Aug 31;7(8):e1000322. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000322.

Authors

Corrado Barbui¹, Tarun Dua, Mark van Ommeren, M Taghi Yasamy, Alexandra Fleischmann, Nicolas Clark, Graham Thornicroft, Suzanne Hill, Shekhar Saxena

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. corrado.barbui@univr.it

Abstract

Corrado Barbui and colleagues describe their use and adaptation of the GRADE approach in developing the guidelines for the WHO mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Evaluation Studies as Topic
Evidence-Based Medicine / methods*
Evidence-Based Medicine / trends
Health Planning Guidelines*
Humans
Mental Disorders / epidemiology
Mental Disorders / therapy
Nervous System Diseases / epidemiology
Nervous System Diseases / therapy*
Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders / therapy*