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Published on: March 8, 2018
External validity of randomised clinical trials in psychiatry: borderline personality disorder as an example
Caroline Barkholt Kamp1,2, Sebastian Simonsen2,3, Sophie Juul1,2,3
1Copenhagen Trial Unit, Centre for Clinical Intervention Research, The Capital Region, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract:
This guest editorial highlights the importance of external validity in randomised clinical trials in psychiatry, using patients with borderline personality disorder as an example. We suggest strategies to improve the external validity of trials, including adjusting randomisation procedures and implementing detailed screening logs at the referral stage.
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