What are evidence-based treatment recommendations?

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2011 Mar;20(1):29-31. doi: 10.1017/s2045796011000084.

Abstract

In recent years new methodologies for developing treatment recommendations that give consideration to evidence, values, preferences and feasibility issues have been developed. One of the most well-developed approaches is the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology. This article briefly presents how this methodology may be employed to develop treatment recommendations that might constitute a permanent infrastructure between primary research and everyday clinical practice.

MeSH terms

  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / standards*
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis
  • Mental Disorders / epidemiology
  • Mental Disorders / therapy*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care / standards
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / standards