PART 1: DEVELOPING A FOCUSED QUESTION AND ACQUIRING RELEVANT EVIDENCE 1. Use the following categories to help define your problem and what you are looking at in simple terms PICO: Patient/Problem,...

PART 1: DEVELOPING A FOCUSED QUESTION AND ACQUIRING RELEVANT EVIDENCE
1. Use the following categories to help define your problem and what you are looking at in simple terms
PICO: Patient/Problem, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome.

(Remember to use your readings to help you if you are unsure)

Patient/Problem:  Depression
Intervention: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Comparison: Antidepressant medications

Outcome:


2. Now use these terms from the question above to create your PICO research question so that you have a clear purpose for your search:
In (P) patients with depression  does  (I) Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) compared with  (C)     Antidepressant medications  improve/reduce  (O)their condition effectively ?


3. What type of clinical question do you think this PICO answers?
  □ Therapeutic      □ Aetiology      □ Diagnostic      □ Prevention     □ Prognosis            □ Others