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Review
. 2014 Jan;23(1):10-4.
doi: 10.4103/0972-6748.144939.

Central registry in psychiatry: A structured review

Jyoti Prakash  1 , Ts Ramakrishnan  2 , R C Das  1 , K Srivastava  3 , Suresh Mehta  4 , R Shashikumar  1
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Review

Central registry in psychiatry: A structured review

Jyoti Prakash et al. Ind Psychiatry J. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Background: Central registry in psychiatry is being practiced in few countries and has been found useful in research and clinical management. Role of central registry has also expanded over the years.

Materials and methods: All accessible internet database Medline, Scopus, Embase were accessed from 1990 till date. Available data were systematically reviewed in structured manner and analyzed.

Results: Central registry was found useful in epidemiological analysis, association studies, outcome studies, comorbidity studies, forensic issue, effective of medication, qualitative analysis etc..

Conclusion: Central registry proves to be effective tool in quantitative and qualitative understanding of psychiatry practice. Findings of studies from central registry can be useful in modifying best practice and evidence based treatment in psychiatry.

Keywords: Central registry; epidemiology; psychiatry.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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