More case reports in child psychiatry needed.

Victoria Fernandez

doi:10.1192/pb.38.6.307

Abstract

For some people, case reports and case series are at the cornerstone of medical progress as they permit the discovery of new diseases, unexpected effects of treatments, recognition of rare manifestations of disease, and have a key role in medical education. Although regarded at the bottom of the

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Authors like Jeniceck[2] highlight how the concept of evidence-based medicine is intrinsically linked with case reporting as they are often the ‘first line of evidence’ and an active example of deductive reasoning
More case reports in child psychiatry needed
Case reports and case series are at the cornerstone of medical progress as they permit the discovery of new diseases, unexpected effects of treatments, recognition of rare manifestations of disease, and have a key role in medical education

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Introduction

Authors like Jeniceck[2] highlight how the concept of evidence-based medicine is intrinsically linked with case reporting as they are often the ‘first line of evidence’ and an active example of deductive reasoning. While media-driven stigmatisation of psychiatry continues to challenge patients and psychiatrists, engagement with the populist, mainstream, contemporary media is essential. It may not be the same media enjoyed by highly educated, erudite psychiatrists, but mainstream media is a powerful force which influences vast numbers of people from all walks of life.

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