Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-289) and index.
Who is research for? / Mike Slade and Stefan Priebe -- Single-case experimental designs / Barbara A. Wilson -- Conversation analysis / Rosemarie McCabe -- Discourse analysis / Dave Harper -- Grounded theory / Karen Henwood -- Randomised, controlled trials / Simon Wessely -- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis / Simon Gilbody -- Surveys / Rachel Jenkins, Howard Meltzer, Terry Brugha and Sunjai Gupta Obe -- Influencing practice at primary care level / Paul Walters and Andre Tylee -- Influencing community mental health team practice to improve care outcomes / Tom Burns -- Influencing the public perception of mental illness / Vanessa Pinfold and Graham Thornicroft -- Influencing the media / Sophie Petit-Zeman -- Influencing policy in the United Kingdom / Frank Holloway -- Influencing policy in Germany / Bernd Puschner, Heinrich Kunze and Thomas Becker -- Influencing policy in Italy / Lorenzo Burti -- Influencing policy in Sweden / Lars Hansson -- Influencing policy in the United States / John S. Lyons and Whitney P. Witt -- The evidence context in mental health research / Joan Busfield -- A service user perspective on evidence / Peter Beresford -- Postmodern mental health services / Pat Bracken and Phil Thomas -- Research production and consumption / Stefan Priebe and Mike Slade.