ISSN:
1433-8491
Keywords:
Single case analysis
;
Nonparametric time-series analysis
;
HTAKA model
;
Sleep-deprivation therapy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Modern statistical approaches to the analysis of single cases have so far been rarely employed in psychiatric therapy research. The recently developed Hierarchical Trend-Segment Component Analysis (HTAKA) seems to be an adequate and practicable method for the field of therapy evaluation, not only under sophisticated research conditions, but also under routine treatment conditions. Using self-rating data of the effects of sleep-deprivation therapy as an example, the results of nonparametric time-series analyses performed according to HTAKA are presented. The statistical agglomeration of the single case results demonstrated that in most cases undergoing repeated sleep deprivation a long-term antidepressive effect related to this therapy could be proven.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01759587
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